Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2919 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
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| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Acanthobothrium |
| Species | psammobati |
| Authority | Carvajal & Goldstein, 1969 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Carvajal, J. G. and R. J. Goldstein. 1969. Acanthobothrium psammobati sp. n. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from the skate, Psammobatis scobina (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) from Chile. Zoologischer Anzeiger 182: 432-435. (118) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 04/01/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | T. Ruhnke |
| 06/09/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/22/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rajiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Arhynchobatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Chile |
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| Body of Water | South Pacific Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | between Papudo and Talcahuano |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC No. 71357 (holotype) USNPC No. 71358 Sala de Sistemática, Universidad Catolica |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURES 1-5. Acanthobothrium psammobati n. sp. 1. Young portion of strobila. 2. Older segments along the same strobila. 3. Segments near oldest part of strobila. 4. Pair of hooks. 5. Pair of hooks. 

