Species Choanocotyle hobbsi Platt & Tkach, 2003
- Choanocotyle hobbsi Platt, T.R. & Tkach, V.V. 2003. Two new species of Choanocotyle Jue Sue and Platt, 1998 (Digenea: Choanocotylidae) from an Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae). Journal of Parasitology 89(1): 145–150.
Type data:
Holotype QM G219520, Melaleuca Swamp, Veterinary School, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia [32°05′S, 115°50″E].
Paratype(s) QM G219521–G219527, same data as Holotype.Type host:
Chelodina oblonga (Gray, 1841) [CHELIDAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, WA: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Isidorella hainesii (Tryon, 1866) [PLANORBIDAE] Haine's pouch snail).
General References
Shamsi, S., Nuhoglu, A., Zhu, X. & Barton, D.P. 2021. Genetic characterisation of cercarial stages of Choanocotyle Jue Sue and Platt, 1998 (Digenea: Choanocotylidae) in a native Australian freshwater snail, Isidorella hainesii (Tryon). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 16: 48–51