Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthobothrium schalli Vardo-Zalik & Campbell, 2011
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9764
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species schalli
Authority Vardo-Zalik & Campbell, 2011
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Vardo-Zalik, A. M. and Campbell, R. A. 2011. Five new species of Acanthobothrium van Beneden, 1849 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in elasmobranchs from the northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico with first records from smooth-hound sharks and guitarfish. Zootaxa 2838: 41-64.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/24/2012 Created
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Charcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species canis canis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mustelus
Species canis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Gulf of Mexico
Island(s) South Padre Island
City/Region Texas
Coordinates
DD Latitude 26.406
DD Longitude -96.406
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype (USNPC 103820); paratypes (USNPC 103821–103826)
Total Number of Type Specimens Based on measurements of 17 whole mounted specimens and 2 worms examined by SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.