Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 3626
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species thomasae
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 2002
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By B. Georgiev
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
08/20/2014Modified
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 Aptychotrema
Species vincentiana
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aptychotrema
Species vincentiana
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Musgrave Shoal
Island(s)
City/Region South Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude 35 ° 31’S
DD Longitude 138° 43’ E
Additional Localities Cowell
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 28201(1 slide) (holotype) SAM AHC No. 22676 (4 slides,16 specimens) (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 32 specimens, 20 measured
Voucher Material AHC No. 22734 (7 slides)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.