Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium macrocephalum Wang & Yang, 2001
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3619
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species macrocephalum
Authority Wang & Yang, 2001
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Wang, Y. and W. Yang. 2001. Two new species of Acanthobothrium from marine fishes in Xiamen, Fujian, China (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothridae [sic]) [In Chinese]. Journal of Xiamen University (Natural Science) 40: 943-948.

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Redescription

Yang, C., Y. Sun, T. Zhi, T. Iwaki, F. B. Reyda, and T. Yang. 2016. Two new and one described species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea: Onchobothriidae) from Dasyatis akajei (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) in the China Sea. Zootaxa 4169: 286-300.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/21/2006 Created J. N. Caira
02/25/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/14/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
10/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
11/05/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/17/2022ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species akajei
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hemitrygon
Species akajei
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Xiamen, Fujian
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Parasitology Research Laboratory, Xiamen University
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.