Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium pearsoni Williams, 1962
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2916
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species pearsoni
Authority Williams, 1962
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Williams, H. H. 1962. Acanthobothrium sp. nov. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) and a comment on the order Biporophyllaeidea. Parasitology 52: 67-76.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/04/2015Modified
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 Orectolobiformes
Host Family Orectolobidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Orectolobus
Species maculatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Orectolobus
Species maculatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Hastings Point, New South Wales
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 5 worms & free proglottids (100)
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.