Tapeworm Species Details

Acrobothrium typicum Olsson, 1872
Spathebothriidea: Acrobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12489
Order Spathebothriidea
Family Acrobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Acrobothrium
Species typicum
Authority Olsson, 1872
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Cyathocephalus truncatus (Pallas, 1781) Kessler, 1868
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Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Olsson, P. 1872. Om Sarcotaces och Acrobothrium, två nya parasitslägten från fiskar. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens förhandlingar 9: 37-44.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes The species was originally placed into a 'tetraphyllidean' genus, but it was found in a freshwater teleost fish.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/13/2013 Created B. Barbeau
08/20/2014Modified
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/28/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/25/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Gadiformes
Host Family Lotidae
Type Host
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Genus Lota
Species vulgaris
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Type Host
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Genus Lota
Species lota
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Type Locality

Country Sweden
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.