Tapeworm Species Details

Ophiotaenia jarara Fuhrmann, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9817
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Ophiotaenia
Species jarara
Authority Fuhrmann, 1927
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Proteocephalus jarara (Fuhrmann, 1927) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Fuhrmann, O. 1927. Brasilianische Cestoden aus Reptilien und Vögeln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 40: 389-401.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., M. L. d’Alessio and F. M. de Azevedo Corręa. 1991. Redescription de Proteocephalus jarara (Fuhrmann, 1927) (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) parasite de Bothrops alternatus (Viperidae) au Brésil. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 98: 15–32.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/04/2012 Created B. Barbeau
02/14/2013Modified
08/12/2018ModifiedA. Phillips
04/12/2024ModifiedT. Scholz
06/22/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Viperidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Bothrops
Species alternatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Bothrops
Species alternatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given; probably the small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Barreira, Orgelgebirge, Staat de Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Orgelgebirge = Serra dos Órgăos

Specimens

Type Material Not known
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes No mention about types in Fuhrmann (1927)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.