original descriptionFriis, G. M. (1870). L'Ophryocotyle proteus, noveau Cestoide chez les oiseaux. Dansk. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Fra Naturhistorisk Forening. 1S: 3-4., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35538647[details]
basis of recordBray, R.A. (2001). Cestoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 146-149 (look up in RoR) [details]
additional sourceDimitrova, Y. D.; Vasileva, G. P.; Mariaux, J.; Georgiev, B. B. (2023). Two and a Half Centuries after Houttuyn: A Review of Avian Cestodes (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) from Africa. Diversity. 15(5): 634., available online athttps://doi.org/10.3390/d15050634[details]