Echinococcus
Animal
Echinococcus is a genus within Cestoda, a parasitic class of the platyhelminthes phylum. Human echinococcosis is an infectious disease caused by the following species: E. granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli or E. oligarthrus. Wikipedia
Lower classifications: Hydatid worm and Echinococcus multilocularis
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Taeniidae
Genus: Echinococcus; Rudolphi, 1801