Tapeworm Species Details

Batrachotaenia alternans (Riser, 1942) Freze, 1965
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Species ID 2663
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Batrachotaenia
Species alternans
Authority (Riser, 1942) Freze, 1965
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia alternans Riser, 1942
Synonyms Proteocephalus alternans (Riser, 1942) Brooks, 1978
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Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Riser, N. W. 1942. A new proteocephalid from Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 61: 391-397.

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Freze, V. I. 1965. [Proteocephalata in Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles] (In Russian). Osnovy Tsestodologii 5: 538 pp.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/09/2010Modified
02/06/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/07/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
04/15/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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