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Acanthobothrium australis Robinson, 1965
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2838
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species australis
Authority Robinson, 1965
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Robinson, E. S. 1965. Cestoda (Tetraphyllidea and Trypanorhyncha) from marine fishes of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 26: 341-348.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
11/15/2013Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Squaliformes
Host Family Squalidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Squalus
Species megalops
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Squalus
Species megalops
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
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Specimens

Type Material AMS
Total Number of Type Specimens 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.