Tapeworm Species Details

Eniochobothrium acostae Oosthuizen, Smit & Schaeffner, 2022
Lecanicephalidea: Eniochobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14594
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Eniochobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Eniochobothrium
Species acostae
Authority Oosthuizen, Smit & Schaeffner, 2022
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Citation(s)

Oosthuizen, G., K. Naidoo, N. J. Smit, and B. C. Schaeffner. 2022. Adding one more to the list: A new species of Eniochobothrium (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) from the Oman cownose ray in South Africa. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 19: 138–147.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2022 Created K. Jensen
10/14/2022ModifiedK. Jensen
07/26/2023ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Rhinopteridae
Type Host
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Genus Rhinoptera
Species jayakari
Subspecies
Type Host
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Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water south-western Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region off Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal Province
Coordinates 28°78′0″S, 30°76′0″E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities South-western Indian Ocean off Richards Bay (28°78′07″S, 32°03′83″E), KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype in NMB (NMB P-883); paratypes in IPCAS (IPCAS C-916), MNHG (MHNG-PLAT-0138936–0138937) and NMB (NMB P-884–898)
Total Number of Type Specimens 40 whole mounts of 25 immature worms, six mature and nine gravid worms [all lacking scoleces] and two immature specimens [one with scolex] prepared for SEM
Voucher Material Partial sequences of 28S rRNA 1229–1389 bp in length (GenBank accession numbers: ON972441; ON972440; ON972442); partial sequences of mtCOI 536–555 bp in length (GenBank accession numbers: ON964522, ON964530, ON964533). Paragenophore in NMB (NMB P-882)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.