Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium incognita (MacCallum, 1921) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2886
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species incognita
Authority (MacCallum, 1921) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia incognita MacCallum, 1921
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

MacCallum, G. A. 1921. Studies in Helminthology. Part 1. Trematodes. Part 2. Cestodes. Part 3. Nematodes. Zoopathologica. Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society on the Diseases of Animals 1(6): 135-284.

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Wardle, R. A. and J. A. McLeod. 1952. The Zoology of Tapeworms. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 780 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

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
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/28/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/20/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasybatus
Species pastinacus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyatis
Species pastinaca
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water
Island(s)
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Aquarium

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes both specimens are immature from specimens in the Zoological Park, New York
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.