Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium foulki Reyda & Caira, 2006
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5699
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species foulki
Authority Reyda & Caira, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Reyda, F. B. and J. N. Caira. 2006. Five new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Himantura uarnacoides (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) in Malaysian Borneo. Comparative Parasitology 73(1): 49-71.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/29/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/25/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/18/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
05/15/2022ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Malaysia
Body of Water
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Off Kampung Tetabuan, Sabah
Coordinates
DD Latitude 6.017
DD Longitude 117.699
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MZUM (P) No. 168(h) (holotype); USNPC Nos. 97463-97464 (2 paratypes); LRP Nos. 3850-3853 (4 paratypes); MZUM (P) Nos. 169(p)-171(p) (3 paratypes); IPMB No. 77.08.14 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 11 whole mounts and 2 worms examined with SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.