Tapeworm Species Details

Batrachotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) Freze, 1965
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2679
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Batrachotaenia
Species tigrina
Authority (Woodland, 1925) Freze, 1965
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925)
Synonyms Proteocephalus tigrinus Woodland, 1925 Ichthyotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) Meggitt, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1925. On three new proteocephalids (Cestoda) and a revision of the genera of the family. Parasitology 17: 370-394.

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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes not listed in Schmidt (1986)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/09/2010Modified
02/24/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
04/15/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
09/02/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Amphibia
Host Order Anura
Host Family Dicroglossidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rana
Species tigrina
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hoplobatrachus
Species tigrinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Allahabad, United Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.