Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium acanthotruncatum Escalante & Carvajal, 1984
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4699
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species acanthotruncatum
Authority Escalante & Carvajal, 1984
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Gymnorhynchus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) of Southwell, 1929
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Escalante, H. and J. Carvajal. 1984. Larval trypanorhynch cestodes from Peruvian teleost fishes, with the description of two new species. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Enviornment 19(4): 185-194.

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Scientific Name Notes See Campbell & Beveridge (1996) (citation #6535) for more information on this species.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
08/18/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Coryphaenidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Coryphaena
Species hippurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Coryphaena
Species hippurus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) see note
Site in Host mesentery and gas bladder
Host Notes All records are of larval stages; see Campbell & Beveridge (1996) for full list of additional hosts.

Type Locality

Country Peru
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Salaverry, Peru
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities see note
Locality Notes See Campbell & Beveridge (1996) for full list of additional localities.

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 77353 (holotype); MZUC 5.036 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.