Tapeworm Species Details

Amiculucestus bonasus Quadros, 2026
Lecanicephalidea: Eniochobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14819
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Eniochobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Amiculucestus
Species bonasus
Authority Quadros, 2026
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By Bueno, V.
Citation(s)

Quadros, A.L. 2026. A new species of Amiculucestus (Eucestoda: Lecanicephalidea: Eniochobothriidae) from the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus (Myliobatiformes: Rhinopteridae) in the Western Atlantic. Zootaxa 5787(2): 238–254.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/13/2026 Created V. Bueno
04/13/2026ModifiedV. Bueno

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Sao Sebastiao, Sao Paulo
Coordinates 23°48'9.70"S, 45°22'11.04"W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Paraty (23°6'17.268"S, 44°41'4.708"W), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic; Charleston Harbor (32°45'2.53"N, 79°53'48.28"W), South Carolina, USA, Northwestern Atlantic.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (mature worm) MZUSP 8090, five paratypes (mature worms) MZUSP 8091, 8092a–8092d, four hologenophores MZUSP 8092e–8092h, five paratypes (mature worms) HWML 218194, 218195, five paratypes (mature worms) LRP and one hologenophore LRP10834.
Total Number of Type Specimens 16
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.