Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium etini Fyler & Caira, 2006
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5684
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species etini
Authority Fyler & Caira, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Fyler, C. and J. N. Caira. 2006. Five new species of Acanthobothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from the freshwater stingray Himantura chaophraya (Batoidea: Dasyatidae) in Malaysian Borneo. Journal of Parasitology 92(1): 105-125.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/25/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/25/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Himantura
Species chaophraya
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species polylepis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Malaysia
Body of Water Kinabatangan River
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Kampung Abai, Sabah
Coordinates
DD Latitude 5.750
DD Longitude 118.383
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MZUM (P) No. 145 (holotype); USNPC Nos. 96414-96415 (paratypes); LRP Nos. 3815-3824 (including cross sections and SEM specimens); MZUM (P) No. 146 (paratype); IPMB No. 77.14.05 (paratype).
Total Number of Type Specimens 17 mature whole mounts, 1 worm examined with SEM, and cross sections of 2 proglottids
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.