Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium dighaensis Srivastava & Capoor, 1980
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2862
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species dighaensis
Authority Srivastava & Capoor, 1980
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Srivastav, A. K. and V. N. Capoor. 1980. On Acanthobothrium dighaensis sp. n. (Onchobothriidae Braun, 1900) from Trygon marginatus. Helminthologia 17: 165-170.

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Scientific Name Notes

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
01/08/2016ModifiedJ. 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 Trygon
Species marginatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Himantura
Species marginata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Digha, Orissa
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype in Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad (India)
Total Number of Type Specimens 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.