Species Ceratothoa guttata (Richardson, 1910)
- Meinertia guttata Richardson, H. 1910. Marine isopods collected in the Philippines by U.S. Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" in 1907–1908. Department of Commerce Bureau of Fisheries Document 736: 1-44 [20].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 40914 3♂ 6♀ specimens, Jolo Is., Philippines. - Meinertia venusta Avdeev, V.V. 1978. Parasitic isopods of the family Cymothoidae (Crustacea, Flabellifera) from the Red Sea. Biologia moria, Vladivostok 4: 30-35 [in Russian] [30].
Type data:
Holotype PRIV AGK 75054 ♀ (on Parexocoetus brachypterus), Red Sea.
Generic Combinations
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Philippines, Taiwan, Madagascar, Red Sea.
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.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) [EXOCOETIDAE] Sailfin Flyingfish), marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Parasitic on Parexocoetus brachypterus (flyingfish).
General References
Bruce, N.L. & Bowman, T.E. 1989. Species of the parasitic isopod genera Ceratothoa and Glossobius (Crustacea: Cymothoidae) from the mouths of flying fishes and halfbeaks (Beloniformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 489: 1-28 (redescription, distribution)
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) |
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| 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 | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED |