Species Ceratothoa barracuda Martin, Bruce & Nowak, 2015
- Ceratothoa barracuda 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 [261].
Type data:
Holotype QM W34274 ♀, Cairns, NEQ [16º55.0’S; 145º 46.0’E].
Paratype(s) QM W28787 ♂, data as for holotype.Type host:
Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 [SPHYRAENIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 [SPHYRAENIDAE] Bigeye Barracuda).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |