Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 9766
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Acanthobothrium
Species westi
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
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/25/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species texana
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus New genus B
Species texana
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)
City/Region Texas
Coordinates
DD Latitude 27.228
DD Longitude -94.721
Additional Localities 27.983, -95.367
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype (USNPC 103841) and paratypes (USNPC 103838, 103840, 103843–103845, 103847).
Total Number of Type Specimens Based on measurements of 8 whole mounted specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.