WoRMS taxon details
Anthocephalum Linton, 1890
105041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105041)
accepted
Genus
Alveobothrium Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pararhinebothroides Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Anthocephalum alicae Ruhnke, 1994
- Species Anthocephalum blairi Herzog & Jensen, 2018
- Species Anthocephalum cairae Ruhnke, 1994
- Species Anthocephalum centrurum (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke, 1994
- Species Anthocephalum currani Ruhnke & Seaman, 2009
- Species Anthocephalum decrisantisorum Ruhkne, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum duszynskii Ruhnke, 1994
- Species Anthocephalum grabatum (Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018) Sakai, Marques & Trevisan, 2025
- Species Anthocephalum gracile (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994
- Species Anthocephalum gravisi Herzog & Jensen, 2018
- Species Anthocephalum haroldsoni Herzog & Jensen, 2018
- Species Anthocephalum healyae Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum hobergi (Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999) Marques & Caira, 2016
- Species Anthocephalum jeancadenati Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018
- Species Anthocephalum jensenae Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum kingae (Schmidt, 1978) Ruhnke & Seaman, 2009
- Species Anthocephalum lukei Ruhnke & Seaman, 2009
- Species Anthocephalum machadoi Sakai, Marques & Trevisan, 2025
- Species Anthocephalum mattisi Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum meadowsi Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum michaeli Ruhnke & Seaman, 2009
- Species Anthocephalum miriamae Sakai, Marques & Trevisan, 2025
- Species Anthocephalum mounseyi Herzog & Jensen, 2018
- Species Anthocephalum nataliae Sakai, Marques & Trevisan, 2025
- Species Anthocephalum odonnellae Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum papefayei Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum philruschi Ruhnke, Caira & Cox, 2015
- Species Anthocephalum veronicae Sakai, Marques & Trevisan, 2025
- Species Anthocephalum wedli Ruhnke, 2011
- Species Anthocephalum zarzisense (Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018) Sakai, Marques & Trevisan, 2025
- Species Anthocephalum arctowskii (Wojciechowska, 1991) accepted as Phyllobothrium arctowskii Wojciechowska, 1991 accepted as Rockacestus arctowskii (Wojciechowska, 1991) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
- Species Anthocephalum georgiense (Wojciechowska, 1991) accepted as Phyllobothrium georgiense Wojciechowska, 1991 accepted as Rockacestus georgiensis (Wojciechowska, 1991) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
- Species Anthocephalum gracile Linton, 1890 accepted as Anthocephalum centrurum (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke, 1994 (Pre-occupied)
- Species Anthocephalum rakusai (Wojciechowska, 1991) accepted as Phyllobothrium rakusai Wojciechowska, 1991 accepted as Rockacestus rakusai (Wojciechowska, 1991) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
- Species Anthocephalum siedleckii (Wojciechowska, 1991) accepted as Phyllobothrium siedleckii Wojciechowska, 1991 accepted as Rockacestus siedleckii (Wojciechowska, 1991) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
marine, brackish, fresh
neuter
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Anthocephalum Linton, 1890. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105041 on 2025-04-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pararhinebothroides Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999) Zamparo, D.; Brooks, D.R.; Barriga, R. (1999). Pararhinebothroides hobergi n. gen. n. sp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in Urobatis tumbesensis (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) from coastal Ecuador. 85(3):534-9. J Parasitol. [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Alveobothrium Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018) Boudaya, L.; Neifar, L.; Euzet, L. (2018). A new genus and three new species of Anthocephaliidae (Cestoda, Rhinebothriidea) from the round fantail stingray, Taeniurops grabata (Chondrichthyes, Dasyatidae) from the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Helminthology. 94., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x18001025 [details]
basis of record Bray, R.A. (2001). Cestoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 146-149 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Alveobothrium Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018) Boudaya, L.; Neifar, L.; Euzet, L. (2018). A new genus and three new species of Anthocephaliidae (Cestoda, Rhinebothriidea) from the round fantail stingray, Taeniurops grabata (Chondrichthyes, Dasyatidae) from the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Helminthology. 94., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x18001025 [details]
basis of record Bray, R.A. (2001). Cestoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 146-149 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Sakai, L. F.; Marques, F. P.; Trevisan, B. (2025). Diversity and phylogenetic position of the amphi-American lineages of the tapeworms of the genus Anthocephalum Linton, 1890 (Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae). Zootaxa. 5584(2): 151-178., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5584.2.1 [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Ruhnke, T.R., Reyda, F.B., Marques, F.P.L. (2017). Rhinebothriidea Healy, Caira, Jensen, Webster & Littlewood, 2009. In Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (2008-2017): Tapeworms from Vertebrate Bowels of the Earth. J. N. Caira & K. Jensen (eds). University of Kansas, Natural History Museum, Special Publication No. 25, KS, USA, pp. 327-348. [details]
additional source Herzog, K. S.; Jensen, K. (2018). Five new species of the tapeworm genus Anthocephalum (Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae) parasitizing a single species of Indo-Pacific stingray, and a revised diagnosis of the genus. Journal of Parasitology. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/18-53
note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
additional source Ruhnke, T.R., Reyda, F.B., Marques, F.P.L. (2017). Rhinebothriidea Healy, Caira, Jensen, Webster & Littlewood, 2009. In Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (2008-2017): Tapeworms from Vertebrate Bowels of the Earth. J. N. Caira & K. Jensen (eds). University of Kansas, Natural History Museum, Special Publication No. 25, KS, USA, pp. 327-348. [details]
additional source Herzog, K. S.; Jensen, K. (2018). Five new species of the tapeworm genus Anthocephalum (Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae) parasitizing a single species of Indo-Pacific stingray, and a revised diagnosis of the genus. Journal of Parasitology. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/18-53
note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alveobothrium) (from synonym Alveobothrium Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anthocephalum)
To Genbank (from synonym Pararhinebothroides Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999)
To Genbank (from synonym Alveobothrium Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018)
To Genbank
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anthocephalum)
To Genbank (from synonym Pararhinebothroides Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999)
To Genbank (from synonym Alveobothrium Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018)
To Genbank
