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Acanthobothrium adlardi Campbell & Beveridge, 2002
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3590
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species adlardi
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 2002
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 2002. The genus Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) parasitic in Australian elasmobranch fishes. Invertebrate Systematics 16: 237-344.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/14/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
11/15/2013Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/19/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
02/18/2019ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Pristiphoriformes
Host Family Pristiophoridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pristiophorus
Species cirratus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pristiophorus
Species cirratus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Trygonorhina fasciata, Urolophus expansus, Aptycotrema vincentiana, Dasyatis brevicaudata, Raja cerva, Urolophus lobatus, Urolop
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Gulf of St. Vincent
Island(s)
City/Region Port Standback, South Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude 35 ° 07’S
DD Longitude 138° 19’ E
Additional Localities Esperance, Western Australia; Queenscliff, Victoria; Holdfast Bay & Goolwa, South Australia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 28210 (holotype) SAM AHC No. 22723 (12 paratypes) SAM AHC No. 22724 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 14 specimens, 9 measured
Voucher Material ~13 voucher specimens: AHC No. 15786, AHC 28261, AHC 28258, AHC 2272, AHC 22697, AHC 28262, AHC 28348
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.