Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia congolense Southwell & Lake, 1939
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2390
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species congolense
Authority Southwell & Lake, 1939
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species NO
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. and F. Lake. 1939. On a collection of Cestoda from the Belgian Congo. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 33: 107-123.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
09/24/2006Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Boaedon
Species olivaceus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Boaedon lineatus & 3 undetermined snakes of the same species
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -Type host was not designated, but Boodon olivaceus was listed first

Type Locality

Country Belgian Congo
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Boma
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Malela, Belgian Congo
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.