Tapeworm Species Details

Anthobothrium sexorchidum Williams, 1964
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2994
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthobothrium
Species sexorchidum
Authority Williams, 1964
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Barbeaucestus sexorchidus (Williams, 1964) Caira, Healy, Marques & Jensen, 2017
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Citation(s)

Williams, H. H. 1964. Some new and little known cestodes from Australian elasmobranchs with a brief discussion on their possible use in problems of host taxonomy. Parasitology 54: 737-748.

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Scientific Name Notes This is New Genus 2 of Healy et al. (2009).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/05/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
05/10/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymna
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymma 2
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes host ID sensu Naylor et al. (2012); type host re-determination by Caira et al. (2017)

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s) Heron Island
City/Region off Rockhampton, Queensland
Coordinates 23°27'S, 151°55'E
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material SAM V1061 AHC 41061 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 2 strobilae & 4 scoleces
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.