Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium musculosum (Baer, 1948) Yamaguti, 1959
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2908
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species musculosum
Authority (Baer, 1948) Yamaguti, 1959
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Acrobothrium musculosum Baer, 1948
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Baer, J. G. 1948. Contributions a l’étude des cestodes des sélaciens. I-IV. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 71: 63-122.

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Yamaguti, S. 1959. Systema Helminthum. Vol. II. The Cestodes of Vertebrates. Keigaku Publishing House, Tokyo, 860 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes 1 specimen from D. violacea from Naples other material from Perrenoud from D. pastinacea in New Zealand Yamaguti (1959) uses this combination but doesn’t explicitly indicate that it is a new combination; but we find this to be the first use of this combination

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/29/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
06/02/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Naples
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 1+ ?
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.