Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia perspicua La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2620
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
Subfamily
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species perspicua
Authority La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species YES
Verified 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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Scientific Name Notes type species of genus

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
09/24/2006Modified
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/30/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Nerodia
Species rhombifer
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
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Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Havana, Illinois
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes probably Geneva Lake Switzerland (Scholz pers. comm.)

Specimens

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