Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium minusculus Marques, Brooks & Barriga, 1997
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2905
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species minusculus
Authority Marques, Brooks & Barriga, 1997
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Marques, F., D. R. Brooks and R. Barriga. 1997. Six species of Acanthobothrium (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Myliobatoidei) from Ecuador. Journal of Parasitology 83(3): 475-484.

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Scientific Name Notes

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
05/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urolophus
Species tumbesensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species tumbesensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host Anteriormost chamber of spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ecuador
Body of Water Puerto Hualtaco
Island(s)
City/Region Provincia de El Oro
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MEPN No. 3030 (holotype) MHNG No. 22099 HWML No. 39178
Total Number of Type Specimens 20
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.