Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium urogymni (Hornell, 1912) Southwell, 1925
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2942
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species urogymni
Authority (Hornell, 1912) Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Prosthecobothrium urogymni Hornell, 1912
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Hornell, J. 1912. New cestodes from Indian fishes. Records of the Indian Museum 7: 197-204.

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Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Southwell (1925) appears to have been the first to use the name A. urogymni in his treatment of A. coronatum (pg.40).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
05/07/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
02/20/2020ModifiedJ. Caira
02/20/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urogymnus
Species asperrimus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species asperrimus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Gulf of Mannar
Island(s)
City/Region Periya Par, Ceylon Pearl Banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.