Species Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942
- Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston, T.H. & Best, E.W. 1942. Australian Acanthocephala No. 3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 66(2): 250-254 [250].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA AHC40964, St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia.
Paratype(s) SAMA AHC40963 (Allotype), as for holotype. - Polymorphus arctocephali Smales, L.R. 1986. Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala) from Australian mammals with descriptions of two new species. Systematic Parasitology 8(2): 91-100 [97].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA AHC43654 (♂), Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
Paratype(s) SAMA AHC43655 (♀ Allotype), as for holotype; SAMA AHC43656-7, as for holotype.Type host:
Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) [OTARIIDAE]
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Aznar, F.J., Bush, A.O. & Raga, J.A. 1999. Polymorphus arctocephali Smales, 1986, a synonym of Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae). Systematic Parasitology 44(1): 59-70 [69]
Generic Combinations
- Polymorphus (Polymorphus) cetaceum (Johnston & Best, 1942). —
Schmidt, G.D. & Dailey, M.D. 1971. Zoogeography and the generic status of Polymorphus (Polymorphus) cetaceum (Johnson et Best, 1942) comb. n. (Acanthocephala). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 38(1): 137 [137] - Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942. —
Aznar, F.J., Bush, A.O. & Raga, J.A. 1999. Polymorphus arctocephali Smales, 1986, a synonym of Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston & Best, 1942 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae). Systematic Parasitology 44(1): 59-70 [69]
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Sillago flindersi McKay, 1985 [SILLAGINIDAE] (as paratenic host); Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] (as paratenic host)).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 | ACANTHOCEPHALA Koelreuther, 1771 | 12-Apr-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Apr-2017 | ACANTHOCEPHALA Koelreuther, 1771 | 16-Jul-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Jun-2011 | ADDED |