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Species Contracaecum microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1809)

Distribution

States

Victoria


Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Phalacrocorax sulcirostris [PHALACROCORACIDAE]; Notothenia corriceps [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Coryphaenoides (Nematonurus) armatus (Hector, 1875) [MACROURIDAE]; Notothenia acuta [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Notothenia cyanobrancha [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827) [ARDEIDAE] Australasian Bittern; Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824 [PELECANIDAE] Australian Pelican; Parapercis allporti (Günther, 1876) [PINGUIPEDIDAE] Barred Grubfish; Leucocarbo fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817) [PHALACROCORACIDAE] Black-faced Cormorant; Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) [THRESKIORNITHIDAE] Glossy Ibis; Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) [PHALACROCORACIDAE] Great Cormorant; Eudyptula minor (J.R. Forster, 1781) [SPHENISCIDAE] Little Penguin; Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) [PHALACROCORACIDAE] Little Pied Cormorant (as Phalacrocorax melanoleucos); Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905 [CHANNICHTHYIDAE] Mackerel Icefish; Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844 [NOTOTHENIIDAE] Marbled Rockcod; Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) [ARDEIDAE] Nankeen Night Heron; Anas (Anas) superciliosa Gmelin, 1789 [ANATIDAE] Pacific Black Duck; Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789) [PHALACROCORACIDAE] Pied Cormorant; Ardea novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 [ARDEIDAE] White-faced Heron; Ardea (Ardea) pacifica Latham, 1801 [ARDEIDAE] White-necked Heron; Chaenichthys rhinoceratus; Notothenia mizops [NOTOTHENIIDAE]).

 

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)
20-May-2023 SPIRURIDA 20-May-2023 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 SPIRURIDA 14-Apr-2023 MODIFIED
22-Mar-2022 CHROMADOREA Inglis, 1983 20-May-2023 MODIFIED Ms Jo Wood
28-Aug-2014 ANISAKIDAE Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Skryabin & Karokhin, 1945) 20-May-2023 MODIFIED
25-Nov-2011 ADDED