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Ophiotaenia ranae

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Species of tapeworm

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

Ophiotaenia ranae Yamaguti, 1938

Ophiotaenia ranae is a tapeworm from Japan. It is parasite of the frog Rana nigromaculata.

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
Taxon identifiers
Ophiotaenia ranae
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