Species Craspedella simulator Cannon & Sewell, 1995
- Craspedella simulator Cannon, L.R.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1995. Craspedinellinae Baer, 1931 (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) ectosymbionts from the branchial chamber of Australian crayfish (Crustacea: Parastacidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38: 397-418.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL18541 (ex branchial chamber Cherax dispar; coll. K. Sewell, 6.iv.1992; wholemount), Woodgate Lagoons, central Queensland, Queensland, Australia [25°07.4'S 152°30.6'E].
Paratype(s) QM GL18542-4 (ex branchial chamber Cherax dispar; coll. K. Sewell, 6.iv.1992; wholemounts and longitudinal sections), Woodgate Lagoons, central Queensland, Queensland, Australia [25°07.4'S 152°30.6'E].Type host:
Cherax dispar Riek, 1951 [PARASTACIDAE]
Introduction
Cannon & Jennings (1987) used material which they attributed to C. spenceri; Cannon & Sewell (1995) refer this previous material to their new species, C. simulator.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Australia, Australia; ex branchial chamber Cherax depressus Riek, 1951, Cherax cuspidatus Riek, 1969, Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 and Cherax dispar Riek, 1951. See Cannon & Sewell (1995). (as Craspedella spenceri Haswell, 1893); Gap Creek, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, southeast Queensland, Queensland, Australia; ex gills Cherax dispar Riek, 1951 and Cherax punctatus Clark, 1936. See Cannon & Jennings (1987).
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Cherax punctatus Clark, 1936 [PARASTACIDAE]; Cherax depressus Riek, 1951 [PARASTACIDAE]; Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 [PARASTACIDAE]; Cherax cuspidatus Riek, 1969 [PARASTACIDAE]).
General References
Cannon, L.R.G. & Jennings, J.B. 1987. Occurrence and nutritional relationships of four ectosymbiotes of the freshwater crayfishes Cherax dispar Riek and Cherax punctatus Clark (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Queensland. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38: 419-427
Cannon, L.R.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1995. Craspedinellinae Baer, 1931 (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) ectosymbionts from the branchial chamber of Australian crayfish (Crustacea: Parastacidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38: 397-418
Sibraa, L., Barton, D. & Shamsi, S. 2022. Occurrence of Temnocephalidae flatworms in Australia. Journal of Natural History 55(45–46): 2879–2907
History of changes
| 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 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |