Species Contracaecum variegatum (Rudolphi, 1809)
Generic Combinations
- Contracaecum variegatum (Rudolphi, 1809).
Introduction
Small differences between Australian populations and Northern Hemisphere ones, may represent a separate species (see Shamsi 2014).
Distribution
States
Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Anhinga novaehollandiae (Gould, 1847) [ANHINGIDAE] Australasian Darter; Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824 [PELECANIDAE] Australian Pelican).
Associated Fauna References
Shamsi, S., Norman, R., Gasser, R. & Beveridge, I. 2009. Redescription and genetic characterization of selected Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from various hosts in Australia. Parasitology Research 104: 1507–1525 (Anhinga novaehollandiae; Pelecanus conspicillatus)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | SPIRURIDA | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SPIRURIDA | 14-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Mar-2022 | CHROMADOREA Inglis, 1983 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| ANISAKIDAE Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Skryabin & Karokhin, 1945) | 01-Jul-2014 | ADDED |