Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 3621
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species robertsoni
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
09/21/2006 Created J. N. Caira
02/26/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Trygonorrhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygonorrhina
Species fasciata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Trygonorrhina
Species fasciata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Trygonorrhina fasciata, Urolophus lobatus, Urolophus buccelentus, Urolophus expansus, Aptychotrema vincentiana, Pristiophorus ci
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Middleton, South Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Outer Harbour, North Haven, Port Stanvac, Goolwa, Port Vincent, Esperance, Rapid Head, Holdfast Bay, Queenscliff
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 28197 (1 slide; holotype) SAM AHC No. 22590 (1 slide; 5 specimens); 22591 (1 slide); 22592 (1 slide); 22667 (3 slides); 22714 (8 slides) (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 7 mature and 1 immature worm
Voucher Material AHC No. 22598, 22663, 22658, 22664, 22719, 22720, 22716, 22666, 22717, 28255, 28256, 28260, 22699, 22731, 22732, 28257, 15786, 28347, 28259, 22698
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.