Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14179 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
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| Genus | Acanthobothrium |
| Species | domingae |
| Authority | Franzese & Ivanov, 2020 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Franzese, S. and V. A. Ivanov. 2020. Two new species of Acanthobothrium Blanchard, 1848 (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) from rajiform batoids off Argentina. Folia Parasitologica 67(16): . (7194) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes | ZooBank number for species: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DEF84059-387A-4CE8-827E-0300A1842FA7 |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/29/2020 | Created | K. Herzog |
| 07/29/2020 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Rajiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rajidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intesitne | ||||||
| Host Notes | Host numbers: PD5-153 & PD5-184 (type locality), PD10-059 (off Río Grande). Prevalence of infection: 44% (4 hosts infected out of 9 examined). |
Type Locality
| Country | Argentina |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Buenos Aires Province, off Santa Teresita |
| Coordinates | 36°35'S, 54°54'W |
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| Additional Localities | Coastal waters off Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province (53°35'S; 66°37'W) |
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Specimens
| Type Material | holotype (MACN-Pa 720); 12 paratypes (MACN-Pa nos. 721/1–3, 722/1–9, 723); 13 paratypes (IPCAS no. C-839) 12 paratypes (LRP nos. 10185–10195) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 38 |
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| Specimen Notes | holotype (gravid worm); MACN-Pa paratypes (8 mature worms, 3 gravid worms and histological sections of 1 mature proglottid); IPCAS paratypes (11 mature worms, 2 gravid worms); LRP paratypes (9 mature worms, 3 gravid worms). |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 3. Acanthobothrium domingae sp. n. from Dipturus brevicaudatus (Marini). A – entire gravid worm (holotype MACN-Pa No. 720); B – detail of hooks (paratype MACN-Pa No. 722/6); C – scolex (paratype MACN-Pa No. 722/3); D – mature proglottid (holotype MACN-Pa No. 720); E – cross section at level of testes anterior to the cirrus sac (paratype MACN-Pa No. 722/8); F – cross section at level of ovarian isthmus (paratype MACN-Pa No. 722/9). Abbreviations: ov – ovary; t – testes; ut – uterus; vd – vas deferens; vf – vitelline follicle; vg – vagina. 
Fig. 5. Acanthobothrium domingae sp. n. from Dipturus brevicaudatus (Marini), temporary mount of eggs. 
Fig. 4. Acanthobothrium domingae sp. n. from Dipturus brevicaudatus (Marini), scanning electron micrographs. A – scolex, small letters indicate the locations of details shown in Fig. 4B–C, F; B – bothridial muscular pad; C – distal bothridial surface; D – proximal bothridial surface, small letter indicates the location of detail shown in Fig. 4E; E – detail of proximal bothridial surface; F – cephalic peduncle, small letter indicates the location of detail shown in Fig. 4G; G – surface of cephalic peduncle; H – surface of mature proglottid. Best viewed in Firefox
