Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium oceguerai Rodríguez-Ibarra, Adán-Torres, Ruiz-Escobar, & Torres-Carrera, 2024
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14746
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species oceguerai
Authority Rodríguez-Ibarra, Adán-Torres, Ruiz-Escobar, & Torres-Carrera, 2024
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By Bueno, V.
Citation(s)

Rodríguez-Ibarra, E., Adán-Torres, B., Ruiz-Escobar, F., and Torres-Carrera, G. 2024. A New Species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea), Parasite of the Giant Electric Ray Narcine entemedor Jordan and Starks, 1895 (Batoidea: Torpediniformes) from Mexico. Journal of Parasitology 110 (5): 521-533.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/19/2025 Created V. Bueno
02/19/2025ModifiedV. Bueno

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 Representative DNA COI sequence (PP737140) from a specimen collected in Hamacas Beach, Acapulco de Juarez Bay, Guerrero, Mexico.

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Ventanilla, Oaxaca
Coordinates 15°39'47.4"N, 96°34'59.7"W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Hamacas Beach, Acapulco de Juarez Bay, Guerrero, Mexico (16°51'11.85" N, 99°53'57.45" W).
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (CNHE:12816) and paratypes (CNHE: 12817)
Total Number of Type Specimens 13
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.