Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalum kingae (Schmidt, 1978) Ruhnke & Seaman, 2009
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
New Search Duplicate Record Edit Record

Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5712
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalum
Species kingae
Authority (Schmidt, 1978) Ruhnke & Seaman, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Phyllobothrium kingae Schmidt, 1978
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Schmidt, G. D. 1978. Phyllobothrium kingae sp. n., a tetraphyllidean cestode from a yellow-spotted stingray in Jamaica.. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 45: 132-134.

(402) Download PDF

Ruhnke, T. R. and H. B. Seaman. 2009. Three new species of Anthocephalum Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from dasyatid stingrays of the Gulf of California. Systematic Parasitology 72: 81-95.

(4449) Download PDF
Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/29/2009 Created B. Barbeau
01/29/2015Modified
10/14/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
07/24/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
12/21/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urolophus
Species jamaicensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species jamaicensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Jamaica
Body of Water Discovery Bay
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Wee-wee Key, Belize; Oceanic Fishing Region Number 77, off Columbia.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype USNPC 074636; paratypes USNPC 074637; paratype HWML 34997.
Total Number of Type Specimens holotype, 4 paratypes, and 2 voucher specimens
Voucher Material LRP No. 4231 (1 voucher).
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.