Species Craspedella pedum Cannon & Sewell, 1995
- Craspedella pedum Cannon, L.R.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1995. Craspedinellinae Baer, 1931 (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) ectosymbionts from the branchial chamber of Australian crayfish (Crustacea: Parastacidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38: 397-418.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL18461 (ex branchial chamber Cherax quadricarinatus; coll. K. Sewell, 15.v.1992; wholemount), Aquaculture ponds, The University of Queensland Veterinary Farm, Pinjarra Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [27°32.38'S 152°55.18'E].
Paratype(s) QM GL18462-5 (ex branchial chamber Cherax quadricarinatus; coll. K. Sewell, 15.v.1992; wholemounts and longitudinal sections), aquaculture ponds, The University of Queensland Veterinary Farm, Pinjarra Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [27°32.38'S 152°55.18'E].Type host:
Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) [PARASTACIDAE]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Craspedella sp. Sewell & Cannon, 1995.
- Craspedella sp. Sewell & Whittington, 1995. —
Sewell, K.B. & Whittington, I.D. 1995. A light microscope study of the attachment organs and their role in locomotion of Craspedella sp. (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela: Temnocephalidae), an ectosymbiont from the branchial chamber of Cherax quadricarinatus (Crustacea: Parastacidae) in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Natural History 29: 1121-1141 - Craspedella sp. Watson, Rohde & Sewell, 1995.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
(as Craspedella sp.); The University of Queensland Veterinary Farm, Pinjarra Hills, Queensland, Australia; ex branchial chamber Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) (commercial species, redclaw). See Joffe et. al. (1997).
The University of Queensland Veterinary Farm, Pinjarra Hills, Queensland, Australia; ex branchial chamber Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868). See Cannon & Sewell (1995).
(as Craspedella sp.); The University of Queensland Veterinary Farm, Pinjarra Hills, Queensland, Australia; ex branchial chamber Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) (commercial species, redclaw). See Sewell & Whittington (1995).
Distribution References
- Joffe, B.I., Solovei, I.V., Watson, N.A. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1997. Structure and evolution of the pharynx in the Temnocephalida (Platyhelminthes). Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 205-226
- Sewell, K.B. & Whittington, I.D. 1995. A light microscope study of the attachment organs and their role in locomotion of Craspedella sp. (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela: Temnocephalidae), an ectosymbiont from the branchial chamber of Cherax quadricarinatus (Crustacea: Parastacidae) in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Natural History 29: 1121-1141
- Sibraa, L., Barton, D. & Shamsi, S. 2022. Occurrence of Temnocephalidae flatworms in Australia. Journal of Natural History 55(45–46): 2879–2907
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Cherax quadricarinatus [PARASTACIDAE] Redclaw crayfish), parasitic (host(s): Procambarus clarkii [CAMBARIDAE] Red Swamp Crayfish).
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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11-Jun-2024 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
28-Sep-2022 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
"TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |