Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 9765 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
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| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Acanthobothrium |
| Species | ulmeri |
| Authority | Vardo-Zalik & Campbell, 2011 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| 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. (5885) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/24/2012 | Created | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | T. Ruhnke |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/13/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 01/22/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 05/04/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rajiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rajidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Gulf of Mexico |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Louisiana |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 29.341 |
| DD Longitude | -93.738 |
| Additional Localities | 28.098, -94.925; 28.668, -94.355; 27.983, -95.367; 28.228, -94.721; 28.353, -94.228; 28.159, -94.307; 27.991, -93.967 |
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Specimens
| Type Material | holotype (USNPC 103830); paratypes (USNPC 103831–103837, 103839, 103842, 103846) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | Based on measurements of 15 whole mounted specimens and SEM of 2 specimens |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURES 20–24. Acanthobothrium ulmeri sp. nov. from the roundel skate, Raja texana. 20. Scolex. Note acuminate bothridia
and short cephalic peduncle 21. Hooks showing two variations in form of lateral hook. 22. Terminal segment. 23. Terminal genitalia.
Note vaginal constriction. 24. Entire worm. Scale bars: Fig. 20= 100 μm. Fig. 21= 25 μm. Figs. 22, 23= 50 μm. Fig. 24=
250 μm.
31. A. ulmeri sp. nov., holotype. 34. A. ulmeri sp. nov., scolex from specimen 1.2 mm long. Scale bars: Fig. 31= 250 μm, Fig 34= 50 μm 

