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Marsupiobothrium antarcticum Wojciechowska, 1991
Tetraphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3179
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Marsupiobothrium
Species antarcticum
Authority Wojciechowska, 1991
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Guidus antarcticus (Wojciechowska, 1991) Ivanov, 2006
Synonyms
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Wojciechowska, A. 1991. Some tetraphyllidean and diphyllidean cestodes from Antarctic batoid fishes. Acta Parasitologica Polonica 36: 69-74.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
02/19/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/14/2016ModifiedK. Mojica

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Arhynchobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Bathyraja
Species maccaini
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) additional host: Bathyraja eatonii
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region shelf around Joinville Island
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes from the environs of the South Shetlands

Specimens

Type Material No. 904 (holotype) in the authors collection in the Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences No. 905a,b (paratypes) in the authors collection in the Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences additional paratypes in the BMNH [1992.1.6.31]
Total Number of Type Specimens 12
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.