Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México

The collection of eight specimens of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis on the coast of Quintana Roo, México extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Cartagena, Colombia) to at least the northeastern limit of the Mexican coast of the Caribbean Sea.  The species is a...

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Main Authors: Scott Monks, Griselda Pulido-Flores, Marcelo Lara-Sánchez
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-08-01
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Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19306/download/pdf/
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description The collection of eight specimens of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis on the coast of Quintana Roo, México extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Cartagena, Colombia) to at least the northeastern limit of the Mexican coast of the Caribbean Sea.  The species is a parasite of Urobatis jamaicensis, a common stingray of the tropical western Atlantic.  This species has not been reported since the original description in 1980.
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spelling doaj.art-400f825dd74d47c19fc625ba1a7e99172022-12-22T03:13:48ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-08-011141310.15560/11.4.170719306Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, MéxicoScott Monks0Griselda Pulido-Flores1Marcelo Lara-Sánchez2Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoThe collection of eight specimens of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis on the coast of Quintana Roo, México extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Cartagena, Colombia) to at least the northeastern limit of the Mexican coast of the Caribbean Sea.  The species is a parasite of Urobatis jamaicensis, a common stingray of the tropical western Atlantic.  This species has not been reported since the original description in 1980.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19306/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Scott Monks
Griselda Pulido-Flores
Marcelo Lara-Sánchez
Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México
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title Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México
title_full Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México
title_fullStr Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México
title_full_unstemmed Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México
title_short Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México
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