Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2339 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea I |
| Family | Proteocephalidae |
| Subfamily | Proteocephalinae |
| Genus | Crepidobothrium |
| Species | saphena |
| Authority | (Osler, 1931) Ingles, 1936 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Ophiotaenia saphena Osler, 1931 |
| Synonyms | Crepidobothrium saphena (Osler, 1931) Ingles, 1936; Batrachotaenia saphena (Osler, 1931) Freze, 1965; Proteocephalus saphenus (Osler, 1931) Brooks, 1978 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | T. Scholz |
| Citation(s) |
Osler, C. P. 1931. A new cestode from Rana clamitans Latr.. Journal of Parasitology 17(4): 183-186. (4147) Download PDFIngles, L. G. 1936. Worm parasites of California amphibia. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 55: 73-92. (4044) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes | Ingles (1936) uses this combination but doesn’t explicitly indicate that it is a new combination; but we believe this to be the first use of this combination Taxonomic status as per Ingles (1936). Ingles considered this species to be distinct from O. saphena. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 03/13/2004 | Created | Caira , Scholz |
| 02/11/2010 | Modified | |
| 02/21/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
| 05/19/2020 | Modified | T. Scholz |
| 07/22/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 07/28/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 12/03/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Amphibia | ||||||
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| Host Order | Anura | ||||||
| Host Family | Ranidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | roadside ditches running into Burt Lake and Fontinalis Run on Burt Lake |
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| City/Region | Cheboygan County, Michigan |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes | Deposition of types not indicated |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
All drawings were made with the camera lucida. The projected scale in figures 1 and 7 represents 0.02mm; in all other figures, 0.2mm. Fig. 1. - Scolex of adult cestode; longitudinal section showing vestigial fifth sucker with basement membrane, nuclei, muscle fibers, tubular opening. Partial outlines of two other suckers are shown for reference. Fig. 2. - Ventral aspect of protruded cirrus and vagina, showing ductus ejaculatorius coiled. Fig. 3. - First proglottids. Fig. 4. - Scolex of adult cestode from a toto moutn. Fig. 5. - Cross-section through gravid proglottid at level of cirrus-pouch, showing longitudinal muscles, vitellaria, lateral nerve, ventral excretory tube, testes, uterus, vas deferens, cirrus pouch and cirrus. Fig. 6. - Cross-section through same proglottid as in Fig. 5, at level of ovary. Fig. 7. - Oötype with Mehlis' gland (shell gland), oviduct, and beginning of uterine passage; frontal section. Fig 8. - Organs of interovarial space reconstructed from camera outlines. Dorsal side uppermost. Fig. 9. - Mature proglottid, ventral aspect. Fig. 10. - Ruptured proglottid, ventral aspect. Abbreviations Used. c. Cirrus. e. Ventral excretory tube. i. Interovarian organs. o. Ovary. u. Uterus. v. Vitelline duct. 
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