Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalum hobergi (Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999) Marques & Caira, 2016
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13479
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalum
Species hobergi
Authority (Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999) Marques & Caira, 2016
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Pararhinebothroides hobergi Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Zamparo, D., D. R. Brooks and R. Barriga. 1999. Pararhinebothroides hobergi n. gen. n. sp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in Urobatis tumbesensis (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) from coastal Ecuador. Journal of Parasitology 85(3): 534-539.

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Marques, F. P. L. and J. N. Caira. 2016. Pararhinebothroides—Neither the sister-taxon of Rhinebothroides nor a valid genus. Journal of Parasitology 102(2): 249–259.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Considered to be a genus of the Rhinebothriidea Ruhnke (2011)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2015 Created J. Caira
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/14/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
03/09/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
07/24/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
12/21/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urobatis
Species tumbesensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species tumbesensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ecuador
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region vicinity of Puerto Hualtaco, Provincia del Oro
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MHNG-INVE No. 25455 (holotype) MHNG-INVE No. 25456–25458 (paratypes) USNPC No. 88544 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 23
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Despite the indication that the holotype was deposited in Ecuador in the MEPN in the original paper, the holotype resides in Geneva (MHNG).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.