Acanthobothrium zimmeri is a species of tapeworm named after the author Carl Zimmer.[1][2][3][4] A. zimmeri was first described in 2009 based on specimens collected from the Arafura Sea in Australia's Northern Territory. It parasitizes a species of stingray in the genus Himantura.[3] It has also been found to parasite Urogymnus acanthobothrium.[5]
Acanthobothrium zimmeri is a species of tapeworm named after the author Carl Zimmer. A. zimmeri was first described in 2009 based on specimens collected from the Arafura Sea in Australia's Northern Territory. It parasitizes a species of stingray in the genus Himantura. It has also been found to parasite Urogymnus acanthobothrium.
