Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium americanum Campbell, 1969
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2835
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species americanum
Authority Campbell, 1969
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. 1969. New species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Journal of Parasitology 55: 559-570.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
06/26/2012Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species americana
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hypanus
Species americanus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 71355 USNPC No. 71356
Total Number of Type Specimens 10
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.