Ophiotaenia ranae

Ophiotaenia ranae is a tapeworm from Japan.[1] It is parasite of the frog Rana nigromaculata.[2]

Ophiotaenia ranae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Cestoda (Eucestoda)
Order:
Proteocephalidea
Family:
Proteocephalidae
Subfamily:
Proteocephalinae
Genus:
Ophiotaenia
Species

Ophiotaenia ranae Yamaguti, 1938

References
  1. Satyu Yamaguti 24. Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Japan Part 22. Two New Species of Frog Cestodes." (1938)
  2. Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine - Proteocephalidae
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