Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus russelli (Beddard, 1913) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2283
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Proteocephalus
Species russelli
Authority (Beddard, 1913) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia russelli Beddard, 1913
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Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Beddard, F. E. 1913. Contributions to the anatomy and systematic arrangement of the Cestoidea. VIII. On some species of Ichthyotaenia and Ophidotaenia from Ophidia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913(1): 153-168.

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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
08/03/2004 Created
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/02/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Viperidae
Type Host
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Genus Vipera
Species russelli
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Genus Vipera
Species russelli
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.