Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2918 |
|---|---|
| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Acanthobothrium |
| Species | ponticum |
| Authority | Léon-Borcea, 1934 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Léon-Borcea, L.. 1934. Note préliminaire sur les cestodes des elasmobranches ou sélaciens de la Mer Noire. Annales Scientifiques de l‘Université de Jassy 19: 345-369. (265) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Borcéa, L. L.. 1935. Nouvelle note sur Acanthobothrium ponticum L. Borcéa (n. sp.). Annales Scientifiques de l´Université de Jassy 20: 480-481. (65) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | specimens collected at the Zoological Station of King Ferdinand I., Agigéa |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 02/04/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | T. Ruhnke |
| 06/09/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 07/12/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/22/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 07/27/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rajiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rajidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes |
Type Locality
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| Body of Water | Black Sea |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Agigea |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURES 3 & 4. Acanthobothrium ponticum n. sp. 3. Scolex and incomplete strobila. 4. Two pairs of hooks. 

