Species Megalocotyle helicoleni Woolcock, 1936
- Megalocotyle helicoleni Woolcock, V. 1936. Monogenetic trematodes from some Australian fishes. Parasitology 28: 79-91 [80].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH No. 1986.8.13.24, off NSW (505m depth) [29-37°S 150°-153°E].Type host:
Helicoleni percoides (Richardson & Solander, 1842) [SEBASTIDAE] - Trochopus australis Robinson, E.S. 1961. Some monogenetic trematodes from marine fishes of the Pacific. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 80(3): 235-266.
- Megalocotyle australis Dillon, W.A. & Hargis, W.J. Jr 1965. Monogenetic trematodes from the southern Pacific ocean. II. Polyopisthocotyleids from New Zealand fishes; the families Discocotylidae, Microcotylidae, Axinidae, and Gastrocotylidae. Biol. Antarctic Seas II. Antarctic Research Series 5: 251-280.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off NSW coast (505m depth); Port Phillip Bay (Vic).
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): Helicolenus percoides (Richardson, 1842) [SEBASTIDAE] Reef Ocean Perch; Scorpaena papillosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [SCORPAENIDAE] Southern Red Scorpionfish).
General References
Rohde, K. & Williams, A. 1987. Taxonomy of monogeneans of deep sea fishes in southeastern Australia. Systematic Parasitology 10(1): 45-71 [67] (Australian host & locality record)
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) |
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| 10-Dec-2023 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Storm Martin |
| 04-Aug-2021 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-Nov-2018 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 27-Jul-2017 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED |