Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus marenzelleri (Barrois, 1898) Brooks, 1978
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14607
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species marenzelleri
Authority (Barrois, 1898) Brooks, 1978
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia marenzelleri (Barrois, 1898) La Rue, 1911
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia marenzelleri Barrois, 1898; Crepidobothrium marenzelleri (Barrois, 1898) Meggitt, 1927; Ophiotaenia grandis La Rue, 1911 in partim
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Citation(s)

Barrois, T. 1898. Sur quelques Ichthyotaenias parasites des serpents. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts de Lille 2: 6-9.

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Brooks, D. R. 1978. Systematic status of proteocephalid cestodes from reptiles and amphibians in North America with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 45: 1-28.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/04/2023 Created R. Kuchta
04/04/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Viperidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trigonocephalus
Species piscivorus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Agkistrodon
Species piscivorus
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country USA
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region “propre à la partie méridionale des Etats-Unis”
Coordinates
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes -from London Zoological Garden, but originated in USA

Specimens

Type Material not given
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.