Species Temnosewellia minuta (Cannon, 1993)
- Temnocephala minuta Cannon, L.R.G. 1993. New temnocephalans (Platyhelminthes): ectosymbionts of freshwater crabs and shrimps. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 17-40.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL14555 (ex carapace Paratya australiensis, coll. L. Cannon & J. Jennings, 3.xii.1986, wholemount), Sandy Creek, tributary of Dawson River, near Taroom, Queensland, Australia [25°39'S 149°48'E].
Paratype(s) QM GL14556 (ex carapace Paratya australiensis, coll. L. Cannon & J. Jennings, 3.xii.1986, longitudinal sections (2 slides)), Sandy Creek, tributary of Dawson River, near Taroom, Queensland, Australia [25°39'S 149°48'E].Type host:
Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917 [ATYIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Temnosewellia minuta (Cannon, 1993). —
Damborenea, M.C. & Cannon, L.R.G. 2001. On neotropical Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes). Journal of Natural History 35: 1103-1118
Introduction
Specimens of T. minuta were collected from the exterior of Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917, a freshwater prawn.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Dawson River, near Taroom, Queensland, Australia.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Ectocommensal of freshwater prawns (Paratya australiensis).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2024 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 14-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 24-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 18-Sep-2012 | MOVED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED |