Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium hypermekkolpos Fyler & Caira, 2010
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8510
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species hypermekkolpos
Authority Fyler & Caira, 2010
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Fyler, C. A. and J. N. Caira. 2010. Phylogenetic status of four new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) parasitic on the wedgefish Rhynchobatus laevis (Elasmobranchii: Rhynchobatidae): implications for interpreting host associations. Invertebrate Systematics 24: 419-433.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/09/2012 Created B. Barbeau
08/03/2012Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Rhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species laevis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species laevis?
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Gulf of Carpentaria, Gove Harbor
Island(s)
City/Region Northern Territory
Coordinates
DD Latitude 12°11’38”S
DD Longitude 136°41’11”E
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material QM No. G232506 (holotype); QM No. G232507 (paratype); USNPC No. 104280 (paratype); LRP No. 7591 (paratype); LRP Nos. 7592-7593 (hologenophores).
Total Number of Type Specimens whole mounts of four mature worms and the scolex and posterior portion of the strobila of two hologenophores.
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.