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Species Caligus oculicola Tang & Newbound, 2004

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Species Caligus oculicola Tang & Newbound, 2004

  • Type data:
     Holotype WAM C33229 ♀ (specimens were collected from the eye surface of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier captured in July, 1997 and September, 1998 between Exmouth and Shark Bay, Western Australia; lat-long not stated by Tang & Newbound), Western Australia.
    Paratype(s) WAM C33230 ♂ (specimens were collected from the eye surface of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier captured in July, 1997 and September, 1998 between Exmouth and Shark Bay, Western Australia; lat-long not stated by Tang & Newbound), Western Australia; WAM C33234-C33233 8♀ (specimens were collected from the eye surface of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier captured in July, 1997 and September, 1998 between Exmouth and Shark Bay, Western Australia; lat-long not stated by Tang & Newbound), Western Australia; WAM C33234-C33236 3♂ (specimens were collected from the eye surface of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier captured in July, 1997 and September, 1998 between Exmouth and Shark Bay, Western Australia; lat-long not stated by Tang & Newbound), Western Australia; BMNH BMNH 2004.50-56 4♀ 3♂ (specimens were collected from the eye surface of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier captured in July, 1997 and September, 1998 between Exmouth and Shark Bay, Western Australia; lat-long not stated by Tang & Newbound), Western Australia.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Between Exmouth and Shark Bay (WA)


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Tiger Shark).

Extra Ecological Information

Collected from the surface of the eye of a Tiger Shark

Associated Fauna References

Tang, D. & Newbound, D.R 2004. A new species of copepod (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) parasitic on the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur) from Western Australian waters. Systematic Parasitology 58: 69-80 [69] (Galeocerdo cuvier)

 

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)
07-Mar-2024 CALIGIDAE Burmeister, 1835 26-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
26-Jun-2023 COPEPODA H. Milne Edwards, 1840 26-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
23-Apr-2018 CALIGIDAE Burmeister, 1835 26-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
26-Jul-2012 26-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
26-Dec-2024 MODIFIED