Specimen Information

Schyzocotyle acheilognathi
Schyzocotyle acheilognathi
(Asian tapeworm)
Platyhelminthes
Exotic

Specimen ID260174
GroupPlatyhelminthes
GenusSchyzocotyle
Speciesacheilognathi
Common NameAsian tapeworm
StateTX
CountyBrewster
LocalityRio Grande at Boquillas Canyon Trailhead, Big Bend National Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig Bend
HUC8 Number13040205
HUC10 NameHeath Creek-Rio Grande
HUC10 Number1304020524
HUC12 NameErnst Ridge-Rio Grande
HUC12 Number130402052404
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18365
Author:Bean, M.G.
Date:2008
Title:Occurrence and Impact of the Asian fish tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilgnathi in the Rion Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte).
Publisher:Texas State University, Theses and Dissertations -- Department of Biology.
Pages:54 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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