Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 14046
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species vidali
Authority Zaragoza-Tapia, Pulido-Flores, Violante-González, & Monks, 2019
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species 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/9D9106EF-7772-4E61-A44F-B2D151782329

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= 36.36% (4 of 11 rays were infected); abundance = 1.91 (21 helminths in 11 rays); mean intensity = 5.25 (21 helminths in 4 infected rays).

Type Locality

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

Type Material holotype (CNHE-11134); 7 paratypes (CNHE-11135); 3 paratypes (HWML-139979, 139980, 139981); 7 paratypes (CHE-P00082)
Total Number of Type Specimens 18
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.