Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 3594
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species blairi
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
02/26/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species whitleyi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Spiniraja
Species whitleyi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Stanley, Tasmania
Coordinates
DD Latitude 40° 33’S
DD Longitude 145° 40’ E
Additional Localities Cowell, South Australia (33 ° 53’S, 136° 59’ E )
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 28211 [4 slides- holotype & paratypes?] SAM AHC No. 28212 (2 paratypes, ,6 slides)
Total Number of Type Specimens 7 specimens measured
Voucher Material 3 specimens: AHC No. 22677, 22726
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.