Species Contracaecum nycticoracis Johnston & Mawson, 1941
- Contracaecum nycticoracis Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1941. Some parasitic nematodes in the collection of the Australian Museum. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 9-16 [15].
Introduction
Shamsi (2014) questions validity of this species, based on a single damaged male specimen from a heron and considers it a doubtful species ("inquirenda").
Ecological Descriptors
Parasitic (host(s): Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) [ARDEIDAE] Nankeen Night Heron).
General References
Shamsi, S. 2014. Recent advances in our knowledge of Australian anisakid nematodes. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 3: 178-187 (questions validity of this species, based on a single damaged male specimen from a heron)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | SPIRURIDA | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SPIRURIDA | 14-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Mar-2022 | CHROMADOREA Inglis, 1983 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 28-Aug-2014 | ANISAKIDAE Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Skryabin & Karokhin, 1945) | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Nov-2011 | ADDED |