Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 3627
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species walkeri
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
05/07/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pastinachus
Species sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species ater
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Nickol Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Western Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude 20° 33’S
DD Longitude 116° 59’ E
Additional Localities Cowell
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC No. 28219 (1 slide) (holotype) SAM AHC No. 28220 (35 slides,14 specimens) (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens Measurements of 12 specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.