Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 3595
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species brayi
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 Orectolobiformes
Host Family Orectolobidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sutorectus
Species tentaculatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sutorectus
Species tentaculatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Eastern Shoal, South Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude 33° 07’S
DD Longitude 137° 45’ E
Additional Localities Yarraville Shoals (33° 16’S, 137° 33’ E) ; Middle Bank (33° 38’S, 137° 28’ E)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 22670 (holotype) SAM AHC No. 22730 (4 paratype slides)
Total Number of Type Specimens Description based on 4 complete specimens and 6 specimens with broken strobilae measured.
Voucher Material SAM AHC No. 22729 (24 specimens on11 slides) SAM AHC No. 22728 (5 specimens on 1 slide)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.