Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium brevissime Linton, 1908
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2845
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species brevissime
Authority Linton, 1908
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1908. IX. Helminth fauna of the Dry Tortugas. I. Cestodes. Publication No. 102, Papers from the Tortugas Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 1: 157-190.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created B. Barbeau, K. Jensen , R. Tracy
07/24/2014Modified
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
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s) Dry Tortugas
City/Region Florida
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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