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Acanthobothroides Brooks, 1977
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3494
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
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Genus Acanthobothroides
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Authority Brooks, 1977
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Type Species Acanthobothroides thorsoni Brooks, 1977
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Brooks, D. R.. 1977. Six new species of tetraphyllidean cestodes, including a new genus, from a marine stingray Himantura schmardae (Werner, 1904) from Colombia. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 44: 51-59.

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Scientific Name Notes It appears the type species belongs in Acanthobothrium in which case this is a synonym of the latter genus, but that transfer has not yet been formally made.

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09/10/2006 Created
03/17/2015Modified
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira

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