Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium maryanskii Caira & Burge, 2001
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2901
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species maryanskii
Authority Caira & Burge, 2001
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Caira, J. N. and A. N. Burge. 2001. Three new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from the ocellate electric ray, Diplobatis ommata, in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Comparative Parasitology 68: 52-65.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen
01/29/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Torpediniformes
Host Family Narcinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Diplobatis
Species ommata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Diplobatis
Species ommata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Gulf of California
Island(s)
City/Region Loreto
Coordinates
DD Latitude 26°01’N
DD Longitude 111°21’W
Additional Localities additional locality: Punta Arena (24°04’N, 109°50’W), Gulf of California, Mexico
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material CNHE No. 4171 (holotype) CNHE No. 4172 (paratype) LRP Nos. 2012 & 2013 (paratypes) USNPC Nos. 90840 & 90841 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 2 incomplete worms with scolices and 5 strobilar fragments
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.