Species Aptorchis pearsoni (Jue Sue & Platt, 1999)
- Dingularis pearsoni 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 G215057, Moggill Creek, Brisbane [27°30'S, 152°56'E].
Paratype(s) QM G215058–G215062, Moggill Creek, Brisbane & Lake Manchester, Brisbane [27°30'S, 152°56'E & 27°29'S, 152°46'E].Type host:
Chelodina expansa Gray, 1857 [CHELIDAE] (Experimental infection)
Generic Combinations
- Aptorchis pearsoni (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
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Bullastra lessoni (Deshayes, 1831) [LYMNAEIDAE] Freshwater snail (Reported as Austropeplea lessoni; Experimental infection); Glyptophysa gibbosa (A. Gould, 1847) [PLANORBIDAE] Freshwater snail (Experimental infection)).