Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium himanturi Brooks, 1977
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2880
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species himanturi
Authority Brooks, 1977
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R.. 1977. Six new species of tetraphyllidean cestodes, including a new genus, from a marine stingray Himantura schmardae (Werner, 1904) from Colombia. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 44: 51-59.

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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 Himantura
Species schmardae
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Styracura
Species schmardae
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Colombia
Body of Water Caribbean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region La Cicnaga, Magdalena
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 73963 (holotype) USNPC No. 73963 HWML No. 20260
Total Number of Type Specimens at least 40
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.