Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus gerrardii (Baird, 1860) Hughes, Brooks & Dawson, 1941
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2273
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Proteocephalus
Species gerrardii
Authority (Baird, 1860) Hughes, Brooks & Dawson, 1941
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Crepidobothrium gerrardii (Baird, 1860) Monticelli, 1900
Synonyms Tetrabothrium gerrardii Baird, 1860 Ophiotaenia gerrardii (Baird, 1860) López-Neyra & Diaz-Ungria, 1958 Tetrabothrium boae MacCallum, 1921
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Baird, W. 1860. Descriptions of some new species of intestinal worms. Proceedings of the Zoological Society London 28: 446-448.

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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
02/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/27/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
05/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Boidae
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Genus Boa
Species constrictor
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Genus Boa
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Type Locality

Country South America
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