Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium tripartitum Williams, 1969
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2938
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species tripartitum
Authority Williams, 1969
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Williams, H. H. 1969. The genus Acanthobothrium Beneden 1849 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea). Nytt Magasin for Zoologi 17(1): 1-56.

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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 Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species micro-ocellata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Raja
Species microocellata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country England
Body of Water English Channel
Island(s)
City/Region Plymouth
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.