Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus fictus (Meggitt, 1931) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941
Onchoproteocephalidea I:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2271
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
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Genus Proteocephalus
Species fictus
Authority (Meggitt, 1931) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Macrobothriotaenia ficta (Meggitt, 1931) Freze, 1965
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Citation(s)

Meggitt, F. J. 1931. On cestodes collected in Burma. Part II. . Parasitology 23: 250-263.

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Hughes, R. C., J. H. Baker and G. B. Dawson. 1941. The tapeworms of reptiles. Part I. American Midland Naturalist 25: 454-468.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/30/2004 Created
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Host Notes -incorrectly reported from Naja naja and Natrix beddomii. Type and only host is Xenopeltis unicolor

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.