Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium zimmeri Fyler, Caira & Jensen, 2009
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5793
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species zimmeri
Authority Fyler, Caira & Jensen, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
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.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/21/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/09/2010Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Himantura
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species acanthobothrium
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Arafura Sea, East of Wessel Islands
Island(s)
City/Region Northern Territory
Coordinates
DD Latitude -11.296
DD Longitude 136.997
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material QM No. G231366 (holotype); QM Nos. G231367-G231369 (3 paratypes); USNPC Nos. 101967-101969 (3 paratypes); LRP Nos. 4357-5358 (2 paratypes); QM Nos. G231371 (cross-sections of 1 paratype and corresponding voucher QM G231370); LRP Nos. 4364-4366 (cross-sections of 1 paratype and voucher); LRP Nos. 4359-4361 (3 paratypes prepared for SEM); LRP No. 4363: GenBank No. FJ843602 [CF-121], LRP No. 4362: GenBank No. FJ843603 [CF-122] (2 paratypes of hologenophores).
Total Number of Type Specimens whole mounts of 7 mature and 2 immature worms, cross-sections of mature proglottids of 2 worms and whole mounts of their vouchers, 3 scoleces examined with SEM and whole mounts of their vouchers, and the scoleces and posterior portion of the strobilia of 2 hologeneophores.
Voucher Material IPCAS No. C-526
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.