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

Species ID 3591
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species angelae
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 2002
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
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
02/26/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Torpediniformes
Host Family Hypnidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hypnos
Species monopterygium
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hypnos
Species monopterygius
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Sutorectus tentaculatus
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Spencer Gulf
Island(s)
City/Region Yarraville Shoals, South Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude 33 ° 16’S
DD Longitude 137° 33’ E
Additional Localities Port Vincent (34 ° 46’S, 137° 51’ E) & North Haven (34 ° 49’S, 138° 17’ E ), South Australia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 22661 (holotype) SAM AHC No. 22709, 22712 (13 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 13 specimens and fragments
Voucher Material ~18 specimens (AHC No. 22657, 22660, 22710, 22711, 22659, 22713, 28254)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.