Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2951 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
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| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Acanthobothrium |
| Species | zapterycum |
| Authority | Núñez, 1971 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Ostrowski de Núñez, M. 1971. Estudios preliminares sobre la fauna parasitaria de algunos elasmobranquios del litoral bonaerense, Mar del Plata, Argentina. I. Cestodes y trematodes de Psammobatis microps (Günther) y Zapteryx brevirostris (Müller y Henle). Physis 30: 425-446. (340) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Franzese, F. and V. A. Ivanov. 2018. Hyperapolytic species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidae) from batoids off Argentina. Parasitology International 67: 431–443. (7126) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 02/05/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 06/09/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 02/03/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 06/11/2019 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rhinopristiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Trygonorrhinidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes |
Type Locality
| Country | Argentina |
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| Body of Water | Litoral Bonarense |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Mar del Plata |
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Specimens
| Type Material | |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 14 |
| Voucher Material | |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
PLATE III. FIGURES 5a-5d. Acanthobothrium zapterycum n. sp. 5a. Scolex y estróbilo. 5b. Ültimo proglótido; correspondiente a a, (escala 0.2mm). 5c. Proglótido suelto maduro con huevos y cirro evaginado (ascala = 0.5mm). 5d. par de gauchos del scolex (escala = 0.05mm). 
Franzese and Ivanov (2018) 
Fig. 4. Acanthobothrium zapterycum Ostrowski de Núñez, 1971 from Zapteryx brevirostris (Müller et Henle). A – entire worm (voucher LRP No. 9412); B – detached gravid proglottid (voucher IPCAS No. C-787); C – scolex (voucher LRP No. 9412); D – detail of ootype region in a detached gravid proglottid (voucher IPCAS No. C- 787); E – detail of hooks (voucher MACN-Pa No. 629/1). Abbreviations: mg – Mehlis' gland; oc – oocapt; od – oviduct; ov – ovary; ud – uterine duct; ut – uterus; vd – vitelline duct; vf – vitelline follicle; vg – vagina. 
Fig. 6. Acanthobothrium zapterycum Ostrowski de Núñez, 1971 from Zapteryx brevirostris (Müller et Henle), detached gravid proglottids showing different shapes of ovary. A – symmetric ovary (LRP No. 9417); B – slightly asymmetric ovary, having the poral lobe larger than the aporal lobe (LRP No. 9416); C – asymmetric ovary having the poral lobe shorter than the aporal lobe (IPCAS No. C-787). 
Fig. 5. Acanthobothrium zapterycum Ostrowski de Núñez, 1971 from Zapteryx brevirostris (Müller et Henle), scanning electron micrographs. A – scolex, small letters indicate locations of details shown in Fig. 5B–F; B – bothridial muscular pad, small letter indicates location of the detail shown in Fig. 5H; C – distal bothridial surface; D – distal bothridial surface with cilium emerging from a pit (arrow indicates cilium); E – surface of the cephalic peduncle; F – proximal bothridial surface; G – surface of the anterior region of a detached gravid proglottid (inset shows a detail of the microtriches); H – detail of the distal surface of the muscular pad and the accessory sucker (arrows indicate cilia). 
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