Anthocephalum meadowsi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhinebothriidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Platyhelminthes Subphylum: Rhabditophora Superclassis: Neodermata Classis: Cestoda Subclassis: Eucestoda Ordo: Rhinebothriidea

Familia: Anthocephaliidae
Genus: Anthocephalum
Species: Anthocephalum meadowsi

Name

Anthocephalum meadowsi Runhke, Caira & Cox, 2015

• Type host: Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last.
• Type locality: Arafura Sea east of Wessel Islands (11° 17' 44" S, 136° 59' 48" E), Northern Territory, Australia (NT–32 and NT–117).
• Holotype: QM G 234607.

References

Primary references

• Ruhnke, T.R., Caira, J.N. & Cox, A. 2015. The cestode order Rhinebothriidea no longer family-less: A molecular phylogenetic investigation with erection of two new families and description of eight new species of Anthocephalum. Zootaxa 3904(1): 51–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.1.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Anthocephalum meadowsi – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Anthocephalum meadowsi in the World Register of Marine Species