Acanthobothrium ulmeri Vardo-Zalik & Campbell, 2011, sp. nov. ...
Acanthobothrium ulmeri sp. nov. (Figs. 20–24, 31, 34) Specimens deposited: holotype (USNPC 103830); paratypes (USNPC 103831–103837, 103839, 103842, 103846). Host: Raja texana Chandler, 1921; Roundelskate; Rajiformes: Rajidae. Type locality: Gulf of Mexico 29º20.29’N, 93º43.76’W at 8 fathoms 28. x. 9...
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6191983 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6191983 |
| Summary: | Acanthobothrium ulmeri sp. nov. (Figs. 20–24, 31, 34) Specimens deposited: holotype (USNPC 103830); paratypes (USNPC 103831–103837, 103839, 103842, 103846). Host: Raja texana Chandler, 1921; Roundelskate; Rajiformes: Rajidae. Type locality: Gulf of Mexico 29º20.29’N, 93º43.76’W at 8 fathoms 28. x. 94, coll. R. A. Campbell. Other localities: 28º 5.53’ N, 94º 54.91’W at 30 fathoms; 28º 40.04’N, 94º 21.19’W at 17 fathoms; 27º 58.57’N, 95º 21.61’W at 35 fathoms; 28º 13.40’N, 94º 43.15’W at 27.5 fathoms; 28º 20.71’N, 94º 12.99’W at 26.7 fathoms; 28º 9.31’ N, 94º 18.25’W at 30 fathoms; 27º 59.27’N, 93º 58.04’W at 45 fathoms. Site of infection: spiral intestine. Prevalence: 10/11 individuals examined. Etymology: The species is named in honor of the late Dr. Martin J. Ulmer, Iowa State University, former president of the American Society of Parasitologists, mentor and friend of RAC. Description: Based on measurements of 15 whole mounted specimens and SEM of 2 specimens. Small cestodes 720–3380 (1622, n=10) long. ... : Published as part of Vardo-Zalik, Anne M. & Campbell, Ronald 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, pp. 41-64 in Zootaxa 2838 on pages 55-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206009 ... |
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