Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium chilensis Rego, Vincente & Herrera, 1968
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2852
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species chilensis
Authority Rego, Vincente & Herrera, 1968
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Rêgo, A. A., J. J. Vicente and N. I. Herrera. 1968. Sôbre dois novos parasitos de peixe da costa do Peru (Cestoda, Tetraphyllidea). Memorias del Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 66: 145-149.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Species appears valid, but host is questionable.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
07/22/2014Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Scombridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sarda
Species chilensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sarda
Species chilensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Peru
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material CHIOC No. 30.308 a-c
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.