Tapeworm Species Details

Crepidobothrium flavum (Rudin, 1917) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2705
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species flavum
Authority (Rudin, 1917) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia flava Rudin, 1917
Synonyms Proteocephalus flava (Rudin, 1917) Harwood, 1933
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Rudin, E. 1917. Die Ichthyotaenien der Reptilien. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 25: 179-381 + Plates.

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Meggitt, F. J. 1927. Remarks on the cestode families Monticellidae and Ichthyotaeniidae. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 69-87.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
06/05/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Colubridae
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Genus Coluber
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Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.