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Crepidobothrium fictum Meggitt, 1931
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2702
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species fictum
Authority Meggitt, 1931
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Macrobothriotaenia ficta (Meggitt, 1931) Freze, 1965
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Meggitt, F. J. 1931. On cestodes collected in Burma. Part II. . Parasitology 23: 250-263.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
10/02/2012Modified
06/05/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Xenopeltidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Xenopeltis
Species unicolor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Xenopeltis
Species unicolor
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Myanmar
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Yangon
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -reported from Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar).

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH 1932.3.3.33 (syntype) -MHNG-PLAT 36558
Total Number of Type Specimens -one complete, unmounted specimen (in fact holotype) and 3 slides with cross sections
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -deposited material not given in original paper
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.