Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia hylae Johnston, 1912
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12526
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species hylae
Authority Johnston, 1912
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Australotaenia hylae (Johnston, 1911) de Chambrier & de Chambrier, 2010
Synonyms Batrachotaenia hylae (Johnston, 1912) Rudin, 1917; Ichthyotaenia hylae (Johnston, 1912) Meggitt,1927; Crepidobothrium hylae (Johnston, 1912) Magath,1929
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1912. Notes on some entozoa. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 63-91.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A. 2004. Redescription of Ophiotaenia hylae Johnston, 1912 (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea), parasite of Litoria aurea (Amphibia: Hylidae) from Australia. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 111(2): 371-380.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/14/2013 Created B. Barbeau
10/28/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
02/06/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
06/24/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Amphibia
Host Order Anura
Host Family Hylidae
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Genus Hyla
Species aurea
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Genus Hyla
Species aurea
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Type Locality

Country Australia
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.