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Acanthobothrium woodsholei Baer, 1948
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2949
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species woodsholei
Authority Baer, 1948
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Baer, J. G. 1948. Contributions a l’étude des cestodes des sélaciens. I-IV. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 71: 63-122.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes species described from new collections from Wood’s Hole from Dasyatis centrura, some of Linton’s material (1901) from Raja laevis and specimens of unclear origin (possibly Southwell) from Raja eglenteria

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/05/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
10/17/2022ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species centrura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Bathytoshia
Species centroura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MHNG No. 88/30-33
Total Number of Type Specimens at least 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.