Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia japonensis Yamaguti, 1935
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12527
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species japonensis
Authority Yamaguti, 1935
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1935. 7. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan Part 7. Cestodes of mammals and snakes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 233-246.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/14/2013 Created B. Barbeau
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/22/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Colubridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Elaphe
Species quadrivirgata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Elaphe
Species quadrivirgata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Elaphe quadrivirgata Natrix tigrina (= Rhabdophis tigrina)
Site in Host Not mentioned
Host Notes Type host was not explicitly mentioned, but Elaphe quadrivirgata was mentioned first by Yamaguti (1935)

Type Locality

Country Japan
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Specimens

Type Material Not mentioned; possibly in the Meguro Parasitological Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.