Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia punica (Cholodkovsky, 1908) La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2622
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
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Genus Ophiotaenia
Species punica
Authority (Cholodkovsky, 1908) La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Taenia punica Cholodkovski, 1908 Proteocephalus punicus (Cholodkovski, 1908) Hall, 1910
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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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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
09/24/2006Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/20/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

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

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