Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5792 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
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| Genus | Acanthobothrium |
| Species | romanowi |
| Authority | Fyler, Caira & Jensen, 2009 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Fyler, C. A., J. N. Caira, and K. Jensen. 2009. Five new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from an unusual species of Himantura (Rajiformes: Dasyatidae) from northern Australia. Folia Parasitologica 56(2): 107-128. (4538) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 12/21/2009 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 02/09/2010 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | T. Ruhnke |
| 01/22/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Arafura Sea, East of Wessel Islands |
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| City/Region | Northern Territory |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -11.296 |
| DD Longitude | 136.997 |
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Specimens
| Type Material | QM No. G231360 (holotype); QM Nos. G231361-G231363 (3 paratypes); USNPC Nos. 101964-101966 (3 paratypes); LRP Nos. 4342-4344 (3 paratypes); QM Nos. G231365 (cross-sections of 1 paratype and corresponding voucher QM G231364); LRP Nos. 4351-4356 (cross-sections of 1 paratype and voucher); LRP Nos. 4345-4348 (4 paratypes prepared for SEM); LRP No. 4350: GenBank No. FJ843598 [CF-116], LRP No. 4349: GenBank No. FJ843599 [CF-123] (2 paratypes of hologenophores). |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | whole mounts of 10 mature worms, cross-sections of mature proglottids of 2 worms and whole mounts of their vouchers, 4 scoleces examined with SEM and whole mounts of their vouchers, and the scolces and posterior portion of the strobila of 2 hologenophores. |
| Voucher Material | IPCAS No. C-525 (2 vouchers). |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figs. 23-26. Line drawing of Acanthobothrium romanowi sp. n. Fig. 23. Scolex (USNPC 101965). Fig. 24. Hooks (QM G231360). Fig. 25. Terminal proglottid (QM G231360). Arrowhead indicates location of cross-section shown in Fig. 55. Fig. 26. Whole worm (QM G231360). 
Histological sections. Fig. 55. Cross-section through ovary of Acanthobothrium romanowi sp. n. (LRP 4352). Abbreviations: DED - dorsal excretory duct; O - ovary; U - uterus; V - vitelline follicle; VED - ventral excretory duct; VG - vagina. 
Figs. 33-38. Scanning electron micrographs of Acanthobothrium romanowi sp. n. Fig. 33. Scolex. Note: small numbers correspond to the figures showing higher magnification images of these surfaces. Fig. 34. Detail of apical pad and hooks. Fig. 35. Surface of apical pad. Fig. 36. Distal bothridial surface. Fig. 37. Proximal bothridial surface. Fig. 38. Cephalic peduncle surface. Scale bars: Fig. 33 = 100µm; Fig. 34 = 50µm; Figs. 35-38 = 2µm. Best viewed in Firefox
