Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium nicoyaense Brooks & McCorquodale, 1995
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2909
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species nicoyaense
Authority Brooks & McCorquodale, 1995
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. and S. McCorquodale. 1995. Acanthobothrium nicoyaense n. sp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen) (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. Journal of Parasitology 81: 244-246.

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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
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Aetobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatus
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species narinari
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Costa Rica
Body of Water Gulf of Nicoya
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 84477 (holotype) USNPC No. 84388 MHNG No. 18255
Total Number of Type Specimens 13 complete, 3 incomplete
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.