Acanthobothrium floridensis Goldstein 1964 ...

Acanthobothrium floridensis Goldstein, 1964 Specimens examined and deposited: holotype and paratype (2 slides) USNPC 0 60025 from Raja eglanteria Bosc Gulf of Mexico, coll. R. J. Goldstein, 1963; from Raja eglanteria, 10 specimens, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia off Gloucester Pt., depth c. 10–20 m, coll....

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Main Authors: Vardo-Zalik, Anne M., Campbell, Ronald A.
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Published: Zenodo 2011
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6191988
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6191988
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Summary:Acanthobothrium floridensis Goldstein, 1964 Specimens examined and deposited: holotype and paratype (2 slides) USNPC 0 60025 from Raja eglanteria Bosc Gulf of Mexico, coll. R. J. Goldstein, 1963; from Raja eglanteria, 10 specimens, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia off Gloucester Pt., depth c. 10–20 m, coll. R. Campbell, 6. x. 1967 vouchers (LRPC); 32 vouchers, coll. B.P. Hayden, 5.viii.1978, 10.vi. 1979, 31.vii.1979, 3.viii.1979, 20.ix.1979, from Raja eglanteria, off Beaufort, North Carolina to Cape May, New Jersey; from Raja texana, Gulf of Mexico at 29o 20.29’N, 93o 43.76’W, depth 15 m; 28o 13.4’ N; 94o 43.15’W, depth 51m, coll. R. Campbell, 20–23.x.1994, 7.vii.1995. Vouchers deposited (USNPC 103848– 103850). Prevalence: 2 of 11 Raja texana individuals examined. Remarks: The four specimens of A. floridensis from Raja texana collected in this study range from 5.6–11.5 mm long and two specimens have 60–63 segments, none of which are completely mature. Accessory sucker diameters are 46–53; pad width 137–171; petaloid ... : 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 page 61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206009 ...