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Echinobothrium bonasum Williams & Campbell, 1980
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1700
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species bonasum
Authority Williams & Campbell, 1980
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Halysioncum bonasum (Williams & Campbell, 1980) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Williams, A. D. and R. A. Campbell. 1980. Echinobothrium bonasum sp. n., a new cestode from the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill 1815), in the western North Atlantic. Journal of Parasitology 66(6): 1036-1038.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy, V. Lopez
08/20/2014Modified
02/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/23/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhinoptera
Species bonasus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhinoptera
Species bonasus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Northwest Atlantic
Island(s)
City/Region Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 75770 (holotype) USNPC No. 75771, 75772 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 11
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.