WoRMS taxon details
Acanthobothrium goleketen Irigoitia, Franzese & Alarcos in Irigoitia, Franzese, Alarcos, Arredondo & Timi, 2025
1831387 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1831387)
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Species
marine
Irigoitia, M. M.; Franzese, S.; Alarcos, A. J.; Arredondo, N. J.; Timi, J. T. (2025). An unusual new species at risk, parasite of a critically endangered guitarfish, Pseudobatos horkelii (Elasmobranchi: Rhinobatidae): insights into the phylogeny of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 318: 120-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2025.07.008 [details] Available for editors 
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Etymology The specific name refers to the words “go:le k’eten” in the Tehuelche Sudamerican native language, meaning “good...
Etymology The specific name refers to the words “go:le k’eten” in the Tehuelche Sudamerican native language, meaning “good luck”, in reference to the morphology of the scolex which resembles a four-leaf clover, a symbol culturally associated with good luck. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Acanthobothrium goleketen Irigoitia, Franzese & Alarcos in Irigoitia, Franzese, Alarcos, Arredondo & Timi, 2025. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1831387 on 2026-09-13
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Nomenclature
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Irigoitia, M. M.; Franzese, S.; Alarcos, A. J.; Arredondo, N. J.; Timi, J. T. (2025). An unusual new species at risk, parasite of a critically endangered guitarfish, Pseudobatos horkelii (Elasmobranchi: Rhinobatidae): insights into the phylogeny of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 318: 120-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2025.07.008 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MLP -He No. 8275, verbatimGeounit Santa Clara del Mar,... [details]
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Etymology The specific name refers to the words “go:le k’eten” in the Tehuelche Sudamerican native language, meaning “good luck”, in reference to the morphology of the scolex which resembles a four-leaf clover, a symbol culturally associated with good luck. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | good luck flatworm | [details] |
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