Species Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818)
- Cymothoa banksii Leach, W.E. 1818. Cymothoadées. pp. 338-358 in Editor unknown (ed.). Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris : Strasbourg et Levrault Vol. 12. [2353] [as Cymothoa Banksii Leach, 1818].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1979.402.1 (host unknown), New Zealand.
Generic Combinations
- Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818).
- Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [CARANGIDAE] Silver Trevally; Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845 [SCROMBIDAE]; Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) [SCATOPHAGIDAE]; Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål,, 1775) [CARANGIDAE]; Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) [POMATOMIDAE]; Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard,, 1824) [GIRELLIDAE]; Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846) [SCATOPHAGIDAE]; Latris lineata (Forster, 1801) [LATRIDAE]; Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 [SALMONIDAE] Atlantic Salmon; Paramugil georgii (Ogilby, 1879) [MUGILIDAE] Fantail Mullet).
General References
Martin, M.B., Bruce, N.L. & Novak, B.F. 2015. Review of the fish-parasitic genus Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Australia, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 3963(3): 251–294 [254] (redescribed; new records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 30-Aug-2016 | CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | ISOPODA Latreille, 1817 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 15-Jun-2015 | ADDED | Lyn Randall |