Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia magna Hannum, 1925
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2399
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species magna
Authority Hannum, 1925
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Crepidobothrium magnum (Hannum, 1925) Meggitt, 1927 Ichthyotaenia magna (Magath, 1924 [sic!]) Meggitt, 1927 Proteocephalus magn
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Hannum, C. A. 1925. A new species of cestode, Ophiotaenia magna n. sp. from the frog. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 44: 148-155.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/11/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
09/24/2006Modified
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/02/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Amphibia
Host Order Anura
Host Family Ranidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rana
Species catesbiana
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lithobates
Species catesbeianus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.