Tapeworm Species Details

Ichthyotaenia (Acanthotaenia) nilotica Beddard, 1913
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2789
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
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Genus Ichthyotaenia (Acanthotaenia)
Species nilotica
Authority Beddard, 1913
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Acanthotaenia nilotica (Beddard, 1913) Schmidt, 1986
Synonyms Crepidobothrium nilotica (Beddard, 1913) Meggitt, 1927Proteocephalus niloticus (Beddard, 1913) Baer, 1927Rostellotaenia nilo
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Beddard, F. E. 1913. Contributions to the anatomy and systematic arrangement of the Cestoidea. VII. On six species of tapeworms from reptiles, belonging to the genus Ichthyotaenia (s. l.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913(1): 4-36.

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03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
10/08/2013Modified
02/05/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Genus Varanus
Species niloticus
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