Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium minus Tazerouti, Kechemir-Issad & Euzet, 2009
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5762
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species minus
Authority Tazerouti, Kechemir-Issad & Euzet, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Tazerouti, F., N. Kechemir-Issad, and L. Euzet. 2009. Acanthobothrium minus n. sp. (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobotriidae) parasite de Raja asterias (Elasmobranchii: Rajidae) en Méditerranée. Parasite 16: 203-207.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/28/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/09/2010Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species asterias
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Raja
Species asterias
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Algeria
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Cap Djinet
Coordinates
DD Latitude 36.717
DD Longitude 3.600
Additional Localities Zemmouri El Bahri (36.683, 3.550) Algérie; Bouharoun (36.667, 4.667) Algérie.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 25 individus.
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.