Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalum mattisi Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13001
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalum
Species mattisi
Authority Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Ruhnke, T. R., J. N. Caira, and A. Cox. 2015. The cestode order Rhinebothriidea no longer family-less: a molecular phylogenetic investigation with erection of two new families and description of eight new species of Anthocephalum. Zootaxa 3904(1): 051-081.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/28/2015 Created B. Barbeau
05/13/2015Modified
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
07/24/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hypanus
Species sp. 2
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Dasyatis sp. (sensu Naylor et al. 2012a) = Hypanus sp. 2 (sensu Last et al. 2016)

Type Locality

Country Senegal
Body of Water Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region off Mbour
Coordinates 14°24'22"N, 16°58'6"W
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material MNHN No.: HEL433 (holotype); MNHN No.: HEL434 (paratype); USNM Nos.: 1251815-1251817 (paratypes); LRP Nos. 8534-8539 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 14 whole mounts and 2 scoleces prepared for SEM
Voucher Material LRP No.: 4219 (hologenophore)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.