Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 9852 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea I |
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| Genus | Ophiotaenia |
| Species | nicoleae |
| Authority | Coquille & de Chambrier, 2008 |
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| Verified | No |
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Coquille, S. C. and A. de Chambrier. 2008. Cairaella henrii gen. n., sp. n., a parasite of Norops trachyderma (Polychrotidae), and Ophiotaenia nicoleae sp. n. (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea), a parasite of Thecadactylus rapicauda (Gekkonidae), in Ecuador. Folia Parasitologica 55: 197-206. (4688) Download PDF |
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Record Data
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| 08/04/2012 | Created | AJ Phillips, B. Barbeau |
| 10/16/2013 | Modified |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figs. 1824. Ophiotaenia nicoleae sp. n., line drawings. Fig. 18. Scolex, dorsoventral view. Fig. 19. Holotype, mature proglottis in dorsal view (MHNG INVE 18676). Fig. 20. Paratype, gravid proglottis in ventral view (MHNG INVE 18678). Note that the cirrus is penetrating the vagina. Fig. 21. Paratype, cross-section at the level of anterior part of the pregravid proglottis (MHNG
INVE 18678). Fig. 22. Paratype, cross-section at level of the ovary (MHNG INVE 18678). Fig. 23. Holotype, vagina and cirrus-sac region, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 18676). Fig. 24. Paratype, eggs drawn in distilled water (MHNG INVE 18678). Abbreviations: ao apical organ; do dorsal osmoregulatory canal; em bilayered embryophore; lm internal longitudinal musculature; mg Mehlis gland; oe outer envelope; on oncosphere; ov ovary; ps discrete polar swelling; te testes; vi vitelline
follicles; vo ventral osmoregulatory canal; vs vaginal sphincter. Scale bars: Figs. 18, 22, 23 = 250 μm; Fig. 19 = 500 μm; Figs. 20, 21 = 1,000 mm; Fig. 24 = 50 μm.
Holotype: MNHG-INVE No. 18676 

