Species Aptorchis megapharynx (Jue Sue & Platt, 1999)
- Dingularis megapharynx Jue Sue, L. & Platt, T.R. 1999. Description and life-cycle of three new species of Dingularis n. g. (Digenea: Plagiorchiida), parasites of Australian freshwater turtles. Systematic Parasitology 43: 175–207.
Type data:
Holotype QM G215065, Durikai State Forest, Darling Downs, Queensland [28°12′S, 151°39′E].
Paratype(s) QM G215066–G215069, same data as Holotype.Type host:
Chelodina expansa (Gray, 1857) [CHELIDAE] (Experimental infection)
Generic Combinations
- Aptorchis megapharynx (Jue Sue & Platt, 1999). —
Platt, T.R. & Jensen, R.J. 2002. Aptorchis aequalis Nicoll, 1914 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) is a senior synonym of Dingularis anfracticirrus Jue Sue & Platt, 1999 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae). Systematic Parasitology 52: 183–191
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Glyptophysa novahollandica (Bowdich, 1822) [PLANORBIDAE] Freshwater snail (Reported as Glyptophysa pectorosa)).