Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2931 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
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| Genus | Acanthobothrium |
| Species | semnovesiculum |
| Authority | Verma, 1928 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Verma, S. C. 1928. Some cestodes from Indian fishes, including four new species of Tetraphyllidea and revised keys to the genera Acanthobothrium and Gangesia. Allahabad University Studies 4: 119-176. (627) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 04/02/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | T. Ruhnke |
| 06/09/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/08/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/22/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | India |
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| City/Region | Allahabad |
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Specimens
| Type Material | type slides deposited in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Indian Museum, Calcutta (No. ) and the reserve collection of the Department of Zoology, the University, Allahabad |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | in abundance |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
TEXT FIGURE 1. Acanthobothrium semnovesiculum n. sp. [top left 4 scolex drawings] Showing alterations in size and shape of the head of a living A. semnovesiculum: 1. hooks; 2. bothridia; 3. bothridial stalk; 4. neck.
PLATE I. FIGURES 1-5. Acanthobothrium semnovesiculum n. sp. 1. Entire specimen showing strobilisation and genital pores. 2. Photomicrograph of longitudinal section through the head, bothridia and hooks. On the left one hook is cut transversly and shows the central cavity. 3. Flattened mature proglottid from middle of strobila. 4. Enlarged drawing of the female ducts in the inter-ovarial space. 5. Photomicrograph of transvers section of a posterior segment, in front of the genital pore, indicating the large seminal vesicle full of sperms and the spongy parenchyma.
PLATE II. FIGURES 6-9. Acanthobothrium semnovesiculum n. sp. 6. Flattened scolex showing distinct suckers, muscle pads and bothridial loculi. 7. Magnified surface view of scolex indicating the arrangment of bothridial hooks (inner prong longer than outer). 8. Photomicrograph of horizontal section through the ovary; in the centre is visible the spherical egg-swallower and the oviducal bulb with thick muscular walls having large nuclei. 9. Anterior half of a posterior segment; shows the charcteristic seminal vesicle and the retracted spinose cirrus. Best viewed in Firefox
