Tapeworm Species Details

Crepidobothrium gabonica (Beddard, 1913) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2706
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species gabonica
Authority (Beddard, 1913) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia gabonica (Beddard, 1913) Rudin, 1917
Synonyms -Ichthyotaenia gabonica Beddard, 1913
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Beddard, F. E. 1913. Contributions to the anatomy and systematic arrangement of the Cestoidea. VIII. On some species of Ichthyotaenia and Ophidotaenia from Ophidia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913(1): 153-168.

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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Meggitt (1927) does not explicitly state that this is a new combination, but this is the earliest use of this name we have found.

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 Viperidae
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Genus Bitis
Species gabonica
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Genus Bitis
Species gabonica
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.