Species Pterastericola ramosa Cannon, 1986
- Pterastericola ramosa 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 GL1598 (ex caecal pockets Luidia australiae, coll. L. Cannon, 16.viii.1973, wholemount), Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
Paratype(s) QM GL1599 (ex caecal pockets Luidia australiae, coll. L. Cannon, 16.viii.1973, sections), Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
Introduction
This species was described from the caecal pockets of Luidia australiae Döderlein, 1920 collected in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia (Cannon, 1986).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia; from starfish (ex Luidia australiae).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |