Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2848
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species cartagenensis
Authority Brooks & Mayes, 1980
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. and M. A. Mayes. 1980. Cestodes in four species of euryhaline stingrays from Colombia. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 47: 22-29.

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Scientific Name Notes Original figures did not include scale bars.

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
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. 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 Urolophus
Species jamaicensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species jamaicensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Colombia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Cartagena
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Xcalak, Quintana Roo, México; 18°16ʹ16ʺ N, 087°50ʹ07ʺW (Monks et al. 2015)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 75159
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.