Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium bajaense Appy & Dailey, 1973
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2839
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species bajaense
Authority Appy & Dailey, 1973
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Appy, R. G. and M. D. Dailey. 1973. Two new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from elasmobranchs of the eastern Pacific. Journal of Parasitology 59: 817-820.

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Scientific Name Notes The original name of this species was A. bajaensis, however it was modified by Caira & Zahner (2001) to A. bajaense so that the gender of the specific and generic epithets match.

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
06/11/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/08/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Heterodontiformes
Host Family Heterodontidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Heterodontus
Species francisci
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Heterodontus
Species francisci
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water San Quintin Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Baja California
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities additional localities: Newport Bay, California, U. S. A.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 72567 (holotype); USNPC No. 72568 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 11
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.