Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium zschokkei Baer, 1948
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2952
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species zschokkei
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 this species was described from material collected by Zschokke and identified by him as Onchoborthrium uncinatum in 1888.

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Torpediniformes
Host Family Torpedinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Torpedo
Species ocellata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Torpedo
Species torpedo
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material MHNG No. 88/39
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.