Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium edwardsi Williams, 1969
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2866
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species edwardsi
Authority Williams, 1969
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Williams, H. H. 1969. The genus Acanthobothrium Beneden 1849 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea). Nytt Magasin for Zoologi 17(1): 1-56.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/28/2015Modified
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 Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species fullonica
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Leucoraja
Species fullonica
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country England
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean (eastern)
Island(s)
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.