Species Pterastericola australis Cannon, 1986
- Pterastericola australis Cannon, L.R.G. 1986. The Pterastericolidae: Parasitic Turbellarians from Starfish. pp. 15-32 in Cremin, M., Dobson, C. & Moorhouse, D.E. (eds). Parasite Lives. Papers on Parasites, their hosts and their Associations. To Honour J. F. A. Sprent. St. Lucia : University of Queensland Press.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL1616 (ex caecal pockets Patiriella calcar, coll. L. Cannon, vi.1974, wholemount), Hastings Point, New South Wales, Australia.
Paratype(s) QM GL1617-22 (ex caecal pockets Patiriella calcar, coll. L. Cannon, vi.1974, wholemounts and sections), Hastings Point, New South Wales, Australia.
Introduction
This species was described from the caecal pockets of Patiriella calcar (Lamarck, 1816) from northern New South Wales, Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Hastings Point, New South Wales, Australia; from starfish (ex Patiriella calcar). See Cannon (1986).
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) |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |