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Anthocephalum ruhnkei Herzog & Jensen, 2018

Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae

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Species ID	14020
Order	Rhinebothriidea
Family	Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus	Anthocephalum
Species	ruhnkei
Authority	Herzog & Jensen, 2018
Taxonomic Status	Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record	No
Type Species	No
Verified	Yes
Verified By	K. Herzog
Citation(s)	Herzog, K.S. and K. Jensen. 2018. Five new species of the tapeworm genus Anthocephalum (Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae) parasitizing a single species of Indo-Pacific stingray and a revised diagnosis of the genus. Journal of Parasitology 104(5): 505–522. (7104) Download PDF
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Scientific Name Notes

Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Action	User Name
03/22/2019	Created	K. Herzog
03/22/2019	Modified	K. Herzog

Host Class

Elasmobranchii

Host Order

Myliobatiformes

Host Family

Dasyatidae

Type Host
(Literal)

Type Host
(Valid)

Additional Host(s)

Site in Host

spiral intestine

Host Notes

SO-9, SO-17, SO-18, SO-19, SO-24, AU-32

Country	Solomon Islands
Body of Water	Solomon Sea
Island(s)	Vonavona
City/Region	near Rarumana, Western Province
Coordinates	8°13'23.8S, 157°0'2.4E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities	Darwin (12°20'11"S, 130°54'39"), Buffalo Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, Timor Sea, Indian Ocean (AU-32)
Locality Notes

Type Material	holotype (QM G237613); 4 paratypes (QM G237614–G237614; all whole mounts); 3 paratypes (USNM 1501061–1501064; all whole mounts); 3 paratypes (LRP 9889–9891; 2 whole mounts and 1 whole-mounted SEM voucher)
Total Number of Type Specimens	11
Voucher Material	2 hologenophores (LRP 9892 and 9893; both whole-mounted vouchers of scolex and posterior strobila)
Specimen Notes	scolex prepared for SEM retained in the collection of K.J. at the University of Kansas

Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.

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