Species Bivesicula obovata Shimazu & Machida, 1995
- Bivesicula obovata Shimazu, T. & Machida, M. 1995. Some species of the genus Bivesicula (Digenea: Bivesiculidae), including three new species, from marine fishes of Japan and Palau. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A, Zoology 21: 127–141 [842–843].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6D9EA2DA-F6B9- 407E-8F69-87816CA0C673
Type data:
Holotype NSMT Pl 3427, Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Paratype(s) NSMT Pl 3427 (2 paratypes given the same accession number as the holotype), Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.Type host:
Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) [HOLOCENTRIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: endoparasitic (host(s): Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) [SERRANIDAE] Blacktip grouper; Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) [SERRANIDAE] Longfin Rockcod; Epinephelus undulatostriatus (Peters, 1866) [SERRANIDAE] Maori rockcod; Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) [HOLOCENTRIDAE] Redcoat).
General References
Cribb, T.H., Bray, R.A., Justine, J-L., Reimer, J., Sasal, P., Shirakashi, S. & Cutmore, S.C. 2022. A world of taxonomic pain: cryptic species, inexplicable host-specificity, and host-induced morphological variation among species of Bivesicula Yamaguti, 1934 (Trematoda: Bivesiculidae) from Indo-Pacific Holocentridae, Muraenidae and Serranidae. Parasitology 149: 831–853 [842]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| BIVESICULIDAE Yamaguti, 1934 | 27-Mar-2023 | ADDED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |