Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia ceratophryos (Parodi & Widakowich, 1916) Cordero, 1946
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2389
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species ceratophryos
Authority (Parodi & Widakowich, 1916) Cordero, 1946
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia ceratophryos Parodi & Widakowich, 1916; Batrachotaenia ceratophryos (Parodi & Widakowich, 1916) Freze, 1965
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Parodi, S. E. and V. Widakowich. 1916. Sobre una nueva especie de Taenia. La Prensa Médica Argentina: Revista Sud-Americana de Ciencias Médicas 11 (No. 27): 337-338 & 1 plat.

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Cordero, E. H. 1946. Ophiotaenia cohospes n. sp., de la tortuga fluvial Hydromedusa tectifera Cope, una larva plerocercoide en el parénquima de Temnocephala brevicornis Mont., y su probable metamorfosis. Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo II (No. 34): 1-12 + Plate I.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/13/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
09/10/2006Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/14/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
09/02/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/22/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Amphibia
Host Order Anura
Host Family Ceratophryidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ceratophrys
Species ornata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ceratophrys
Species ornata
Subspecies
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Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.