Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus grandis (La Rue, 1911) Harwood, 1933
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2439
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species grandis
Authority (La Rue, 1911) Harwood, 1933
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia grandis La Rue, 1911
Synonyms Crepidobothrium grandis (La Rue, 1911) Meggitt, 1927; Ophiotaenia marenzelleri (Barrois, 1898) La Rue, 1911 in partim; Proteocephalus agkistrodontis Harwood, 1933; Ophiotaenia ancistrodontis Harwood, 1933 in Freze (1965); Ophiotaenia agkistrodontis (Harwood, 1933) Freze, 1965
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

La Rue, G. R. 1911. A revision of the cestode family Proteocephalidae. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 473-482.

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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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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/11/2004 Created
03/13/2015Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/04/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Viperidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ancistrodon
Species piscivorus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Agkistrodon
Species piscivorus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country USA
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -USNM 1323355 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens -17 slides with anterior parts with 4 scoleces and immature proglottids (= ‘true’ O. grandis) and numerous fragments of strobilae with wide pregravid and gravid proglottids (= O. marenzelleri)
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -“material from bottle 14854 U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry”
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.