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Ophiotaenia La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2612
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Ophiotaenia
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Authority La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Batrachotaenia Rudin, 1917; Solenotaenia Beddard, 1913; Testudotaenia Freze, 1965
Genus Record Yes
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Verified By T. Scholz
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La Rue, G. R. 1911. A revision of the cestode family Proteocephalidae. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 473-482.

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Scientific Name Notes type of genus: Ophiotaenia perspicua La Rue, 1911

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/14/2013Modified
06/21/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

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Locality Notes probably Geneva Lake Switzerland (Scholz pers. comm.)

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