Species Anthobothrium lesteri Williams, Burt & Caira, 2004
- Anthobothrium lesteri Williams, H.H., Burt, M.D.B. & Caira, J.N. 2004. Anthobothrium lesteri n. sp. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in Carcharhinus melanopterus from Heron Island, Australia, with comments on its site, mode of attachment, reproductive strategy and membership of the genus. Systematic Parasitology 59: 211-221 [213].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM 222884-222889, Heron Island, Qld; BMNH 2004.3.9.1-4, Heron Island, Qld; LRP 3259-3261, Heron Island, Qld.Type host:
Carcharhinus melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [CARCHARHINIDAE]
Introduction
The species is now considered a member of the Tetraphyllidea following phylogenetic analyses of Caira & Jensen (2017); the species has not been assigned to a family, just placed in a group named only as "Clade 2".
Distribution
States
Queensland
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Carcharhinus melanopteros Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [CARCHARHINIDAE] Blacktip Reef Shark (definitive host)).
General References
Caira, J.N., Jensen, K. & Ruhnke, T.R. 2017. “Tetraphyllidea” van Beneden, 1849 relics. pp. 371–400 in Caira, J.N. & Jensen, K. (eds.). Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (2008–2017): Tapeworms from Vertebrate Bowels of the Earth. Lawrence, KS, USA : University of Kansas, Natural History Museum Vol. Special Publication No. 25.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TETRAPHYLLIDEA Carus, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Nov-2015 | TETRAPHYLLIDEA Carus, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Nov-2015 | TETRAPHYLLIDEA Carus, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |