Species Australophiotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911)
- Proteocephalus gallardi Johnston, T.H. 1911. Proteocephalus gallardi, a new cestode from the black snake. Annals of the Queensland Museum 10: 175-182 [175].
Type data:
Lectotype QM G12/110, Gippsland, Victoria.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA AHC20081 Slides, Victoria, Australia; SAMA AHC35065 Slide, Narrara, New South Wales.Type host:
Pseudechis porphyriacus (Shaw, 1794) [ELAPIDAE] (Parasite from intestine)
Generic Combinations
- Acanthotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911). —
Johnston, T.H. 1913. Notes of some Entozoa. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 63-91 [64] - Crepidobothrium gallardi (Johnston, 1911). —
Meggitt, F.J. 1927. Remarks on the Cestode Families Monticellidae and Ichthyotaeniidae. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 69-87 - Ophiotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911). —
Freze, V.I. 1965. Proteocephalata-cestodes of fish, amphibians and reptiles. pp. in Essentials of Cestodology. Moscow : Nauka Vol. V 538pp. [In Russian. English translation, Israel Program of Scientific Translation, 1969, Cat. No. 1853. v + 597 pp.] [311] - Australophiotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911). —
de Chambrier, A., Beveridge, I. & Scholz, T. 2018. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) of the Australian reptiles: hidden diversity of strictly host-specific parasites. Zootaxa 4461(4): 477-498 [479]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Boiga irregularis (Merrem, 1802) [COLUBRIDAE] Brown Tree Snake (definitive); Pseudechis australis (J.E. Gray, 1842) [ELAPIDAE] King Brown Snake (definitive); Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858) [ELAPIDAE] Lowland Copperhead (definitive); Pseudechis porphyriacus (Shaw, 1794) [ELAPIDAE] Red-bellied Black Snake (definitive); Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) [ELAPIDAE] Tiger Snake (definitive)).
General References
de Chambrier, S. & de Chambrier, A. 2010. Two new genera and two new species of proteocephalidean tapeworms (Eucestoda) from reptiles and amphibians. Folia Parasitologica. Prague 57: 263-279 (note that in the resdescription of this species, additional records are considered to relate to additional undescribed species)
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 | ONCHOPROTEOCEPHALIDEA Caira, Jensen, Waeschenbach, Olson & Littlewood, 2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 25-Jan-2022 | ONCHOPROTEOCEPHALIDEA Caira, Jensen, Waeschenbach, Olson & Littlewood, 2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Mar-2011 | 30-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 06-Feb-2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |