Tapeworm Species Details

Batrachotaenia bufonis (Vigueras, 1942) Freze, 1965
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2321
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Batrachotaenia
Species bufonis
Authority (Vigueras, 1942) Freze, 1965
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia bufonis (Vigueras, 1942) Yamaguti, 1959
Synonyms Proteocephalus bufonis Vigueras, 1942
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
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Vigueras, P. I. 1942. 5. Proteocephalus bufonis n. sp. (Cestoda), parasite del intestino de Bufo peltacephalus, (Amphibia). Notas Helmintologicas No. 5: 208-209 & 220-221.

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Freze, V. I. 1965. [Proteocephalata in Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles] (In Russian). Osnovy Tsestodologii 5: 538 pp.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/12/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
02/09/2010Modified
04/15/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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