Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium campbelli Marques, Brooks & Monks, 1995
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2847
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species campbelli
Authority Marques, Brooks & Monks, 1995
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Marques, F., D. R. Brooks and S. Monks. 1995. Five new species of Acanthobothrium van Beneden, 1849 (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in stingrays from the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. Journal of Parasitology 81(6): 942-951.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/22/2015Modified
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 Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urotrygon
Species chilensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urotrygon
Species chilensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Costa Rica
Body of Water Gulf of Nicoya
Island(s)
City/Region
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Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material MHNG No. 20014 MHNG No. 20015 & 20016 HWML No. 38546
Total Number of Type Specimens 11
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.