Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus coryphicephala (Monticelli, 1891) Harwood, 1933
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Species ID 2428
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species coryphicephala
Authority (Monticelli, 1891) Harwood, 1933
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Monticellia coryphicephala (Monticelli, 1891) La Rue, 1911
Synonyms Taenia coryphicephala Monticelli, 1891 Tetracotylus coryphicephala Monticelli, 1891 Ichthyotaenia coryphicephala (Monticelli, 18
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Citation(s)

Monticelli, F. S. 1891. Notizie su di alcune specie di Taenia. - Communicazione di Fr. Sav. Monticelli, (Tav. VIII). Bollettino della Societa dei Naturalisti in Napoli 5: 151-174 + Plate.

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Harwood, P. D. 1933. The helminths parasitic in a water moccasin (snake) with a discussion of the characters of the Proteocephalidae. Parasitology 25: 132-142.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/11/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/04/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

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