Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalum gracile Linton, 1890
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3003
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalum
Species gracile
Authority Linton, 1890
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Phyllobothrium centrurum Southwell, 1925; Anthocephalum centrurum (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke,1994
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899.

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Scientific Name Notes Ruhnke (1994b) considered Anthocephalum to be valid and mistakenly used the name Anthocephalum centrurum (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke, 1994 rather than Anthocephalum gracile Linton 1890 for the type species when he resurrected the genus. The name Anthocephalum gracile should apply to the species described by Linton (1890) as the type species of Anthocephalum. Phyllobothrium centrurum Southwell, 1925 and Anthocephalum centrurum (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke,1994 are synonyms of Anthocephalum gracile Linton 1890 (see Ruhnke, 2011). In caption to Plate VII Linton uses the name Anthobothrium gracile for this species; this appears to be an error

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/29/2015Modified
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
07/24/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/29/2025ModifiedV. Bueno

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species centrura [sic]
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 Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Sakonnet Point POINT, R.I., USA
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 2 (immature)
Voucher Material USNPC 7673, 83431; HWML 37092
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.