Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium electricolum Brooks & Mayes, 1978
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2867
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species electricolum
Authority Brooks & Mayes, 1978
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. and M. A. Mayes. 1978. Acanthobothrium electricolum sp. n. and A. lintoni Goldstein, Henson, and Schlicht 1969 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers) (Chondrichthyes: Torpedinidae) in Colombia. Journal of Parasitology 64: 617-619.

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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 Torpediniformes
Host Family Narcinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Narcine
Species brasiliensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Narcine
Species brasiliensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Colombia
Body of Water
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Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 74728 USNPC No. 74729 HWML No. 20561
Total Number of Type Specimens 7
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.