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Species Docophoroides simplex (Waterston, 1914)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Macquarie Island, Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard Island.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris (Temminck, 1828) [DIOMEDEIDAE] Black-browed Albatross; Thalassarche chrysostoma (J.R. Forster, 1785) [DIOMEDEIDAE] Grey-headed Albatross; Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785) [DIOMEDEIDAE] Light-mantled Sooty Albatross).

Extra Ecological Information

Feather-feeder.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 Phthiraptera 15-Sep-2023 MODIFIED Dr Alice Wells (ABRS)
28-Sep-2022 Phthiraptera 26-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
18-Apr-2016 PHILOPTERIDAE 15-Sep-2023 MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012 15-Sep-2023 MODIFIED
15-Sep-2023 MODIFIED