Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14091 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea I |
| Family | Proteocephalidae |
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| Genus | Proteocephalus |
| Species | tigrinus |
| Authority | Woodland, 1925 |
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| Valid Name | Ophiotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) |
| Synonyms | Proteocephalus tigrinus Woodland, 1925 Ichthyotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) Meggitt, 1927 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | adc |
| Citation(s) |
Woodland, W. N. F. 1925. On three new proteocephalids (Cestoda) and a revision of the genera of the family. Parasitology 17: 370-394. (3958) Download PDF |
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| 02/24/2020 | Created | P. Lopez Dineen |
| 02/24/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
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Global Cestode Database
Figs. 1-6. Proteocephalus tigrinus. CU, cuticle; IS, isthmus of ovary; OL, outer (subcuticular) layer of longitudinal muscle; OV, ovary; SC, nuclear layer of subcuticula; UT, uterus; V, vitellaria; VS, vaginal sphincter. Fig. 1. Scolex. (x116.). Fig. 2. Mature proglottid, slightly fattened. Ventral view. (x52.). Fig. 3. Ripe proglottid, much fattened. Dorsal view. Note great width of the median chamber of the uterus, in part due to flattening. The eggs are not shown. (x36.). Fig. 4. Transverse section across a young ripe proglottid in the region of the ovary. Note the absence of an internal longitudinal muscle sheath and the presence of the egg-filled uterus ventral to the ovary. (x74.). Fig. 5. The body wall seen in transverse section. (x213.). Fig. 6. The vaginal aperture and the partly-protruded cirrus seen in a horizontal section. (x240.). 

