Acanthobothrium urolophi sp. n., a Tetraphyllidean Cestode (Oncobothriidae) from an Australian Stingaree

Authors

Gerald D. Schmidt, University of Northern ColoradoFollow

Date of this Version

1973

Comments

Published by Schmidt in Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington (1973) 40. Copyright 1973, Helminthological Society of Washington.

Abstract

Acanthobothrium urolophi sp. n. is described from a common stingaree, Urolophus testaceus, from South Australia. It differs from all other species in being apolytic and acraspedote, in having hooks 105-115 μ- long, one accessory sucker 80-90 wide on each bothridinm, and 40-72 testes in two longitudinal rows.