Tapeworm Species Details

Batrachotaenia Rudin, 1917
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Species ID 2662
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Batrachotaenia
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Authority Rudin, 1917
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia La Rue, 1911
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Type Species Batrachotaenia alternans (Riser, 1942) Freze, 1965
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Verified By T. Scholz
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Rudin, E. 1917. Die Ichthyotaenien der Reptilien. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 25: 179-381 + Plates.

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Scientific Name Notes -invalid genus according to Schmidt (1986) and Rego (1994) -type species: Batrachotaenia schultzei (Hungerbuhler 1910?) Rudin, 1917

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
04/14/2011Modified
04/15/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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