Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium urotrygoni Brooks & Mayes, 1980
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2944
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species urotrygoni
Authority Brooks & Mayes, 1980
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. and M. A. Mayes. 1980. Cestodes in four species of euryhaline stingrays from Colombia. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 47: 22-29.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes original figures did not include scale bars

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
04/02/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urotrygon
Species venezuelae
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urotrygon
Species venezuelae
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Colombia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Cartegena
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 75162 (holotype) USNPC No. 75163 HWML No. 20917
Total Number of Type Specimens 10
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.