Tapeworm Species Details

Ichthyotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2802
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ichthyotaenia
Species tigrina
Authority (Woodland, 1925) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) ?
Synonyms
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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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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. -not listed in Schmidt

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
09/02/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Amphibia
Host Order Anura
Host Family Dicroglossidae
Type Host
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Genus Rana
Species tigrina
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hoplobatrachus
Species tigrinus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Allahabad, United Province
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Specimens

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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.