Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 2858
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species costarricense
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
04/01/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
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 longus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hypanus
Species longus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Costa Rica
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Punta Morales, Puntarenas Province
Coordinates
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MHNG No. 20008 MHNG No. 20009 & 20010 HWML No. 38544
Total Number of Type Specimens 18
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.