Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) de Chambrier, Coquille & Brooks, 2006
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14186
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species tigrina
Authority (Woodland, 1925) de Chambrier, Coquille & Brooks, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Proteocephalus tigrinus Woodland, 1925; Ichthyotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) Meggitt, 1927; Batrachotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) Freze, 1965
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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.

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de Chambrier, A., S. C. Coquille, and D. R. Brooks. 2006. Ophiotaenia bonneti sp. n. (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea) a parasite of Rana vaillanti (Anura: Ranidae) in Costa Rica. Folia Parasitologica 53: 125–133.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/02/2020 Created R. Kuchta
09/02/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Amphibia
Host Order Anura
Host Family Dicroglossidae
Type Host
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Genus Rana
Species tigrina
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Hoplobatrachus
Species tigerinus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
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City/Region Allahabad, United Province
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.