Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium soniae Zaragoza-Tapia, Pulido-Flores, Violante-González, & Monks, 2019
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14045
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species soniae
Authority Zaragoza-Tapia, Pulido-Flores, Violante-González, & Monks, 2019
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Zaragoza-Tapia, F., G. Pulido-Flores, J. Violante-González, and S. Monks. 2019. Two new species of Acanthobothrium Blanchard, 1848 (Onchobothriidae) in Narcine entemedor Jordan & Starks, 1895 (Narcinidae) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. ZooKeys 852: 1–21.

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Scientific Name Notes ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/4E0635D5-3E38-4FEC-8192-4B0AEF53C76C

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/12/2019 Created K. Herzog
06/12/2019ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Torpediniformes
Host Family Narcinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Narcine
Species entemedor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Narcine
Species entemedor
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Prevalence=9.0% (1 ray of 11 was infected); abundance = 0.73 (8 helminths in 11 rays); mean intensity = 8 (8 helminths in 1 infected ray)

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Pacific Ocean, Bahia de Acapulco
Island(s)
City/Region Guerrero, Playa Las Hamacas
Coordinates 16°51'11N, 99°53'59W
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material holotype (CNHE-11136), 3 paratypes (CNHE-11137), 3 paratypes (HWML-139978), 1 paratype (CHE-P00081)
Total Number of Type Specimens 8
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.