Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium lintoni Goldstein, Henson & Schlicht, 1968
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2894
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species lintoni
Authority Goldstein, Henson & Schlicht, 1968
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Goldstein, R. J., R. N. Henson and F. G. Schlicht. 1968. Acanthobothrium lintoni sp. n. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from the electric ray, Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers) in the Gulf of Mexico. Zoologischer Anzeiger 181: 435-438.

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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
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
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 U.S.A.
Body of Water Gulf of Mexico
Island(s)
City/Region Florida, Texas
Coordinates
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 62938 (holotype) USNPC No. 62939
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.