Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 3596
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species cannoni
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 Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Himantura
Species uarnak
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Himantura
Species uarnak?
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Fog Bay, Northern Territory
Coordinates
DD Latitude 12° 45’S
DD Longitude 130° 11’ E
Additional Localities Nickol Bay, Western Australia (20° 33’S, 116° 59’ E )
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 28236 (holotype) SAM AHC No. 28237 (4 paratypes; 5 slides)
Total Number of Type Specimens Description based on 8
Voucher Material SAM AHC No. 28238 (5 specimens)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.