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Species Ceratothoa retusa (Schioedte & Meinert, 1883)
- Cteatessa retusa Schioedte, J.C. & Meinert, F. 1883. Symbolae ad monographium Cymothoarum Crustaeorum Isopodum familiae III. Saophoridae. IV. Cerathoinae. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Kjøbenhavn 3 13: 281-378, pls 1-16 [297].
Type data:
Lectotype NHRM ♀ specimen, Durban (as Port Natal), South Africa and Mozambique.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB 1708 1♀ specimen, Mozambique; NRMS ♀, data as for lectotype.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
West Irian, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, Mozambique.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775) [HEMIRAMPHIDAE]; Hemirhamphus robustus (Günther, 1866) [HEMIRAMPHIDAE]), marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Parasitic on Hemiramphus spp.
General References
Bruce, N.L. & Bowman, T.E. 1989. Species of the parasitic isopod genera Ceratothoa and Glossobius (Crustacea: Cymothoidae) from the mouths of flying fishes and halfbeaks (Beloniformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 489: 1-28 (Australian record, redescription)
History of changes
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05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
30-Aug-2016 | CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
05-Aug-2022 | ISOPODA Latreille, 1817 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
05-Aug-2022 | CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
05-Aug-2022 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
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24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED |