Species Didymorchis cherapsis Haswell, 1915
- Didymorchis cherapsis Haswell, W.A. 1915. Studies on the Turbellaria. Part III — Didymorchis. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science s2 61: 161-169 [162-168].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown no data in original description (ex branchial cavity Cherax bicarinatus), Eastern Australia.Type host:
Cherax bicarinatus (Gray, 1845) [PARASTACIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Gap Creek, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, southeast Queensland, Queensland, Australia; ex gills and rarely on limbs Cherax dispar Riek, 1951 and Cherax punctatus Clark, 1936. See Cannon & Jennings (1987).
Eastern Australia; ex branchial cavity Cherax bicarinatus (Gray, 1845) (as Cheraps bicarinatus). See Haswell (1915).
Wallaby Creek, Sheldon, Brisbane, southeast Queensland, Queensland, Australia; ex branchial chamber Cherax dispar Riek, 1951 and Cherax depressus Riek, 1951. See Joffe et al. (1995).
Distribution References
- Cannon, L.R.G. & Jennings, J.B. 1987. Occurrence and nutritional relationships of four ectosymbiotes of the freshwater crayfishes Cherax dispar Riek and Cherax punctatus Clark (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Queensland. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38: 419-427
- Joffe, B.I., Solovei, I.V. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1995. The structure of the epidermis in Didymorchis (Temnocephalida: Platyhelminthes). Australian Journal of Zoology 43(6): 631-641
- Sewell, K.B. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1998. The taxonomic status of the ectosymbiotic flatworm Didymorchis paranephropis Haswell. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 585-595
Ecological Descriptors
Ectosymbiotic (host(s): Cherax punctatus Clark, 1936 [PARASTACIDAE]; Cherax dispar Riek, 1951 [PARASTACIDAE]; Cherax bicarinatus (Gray, 1845) [PARASTACIDAE]; Cherax depressus Riek, 1951 [PARASTACIDAE]).
Associated Fauna References
Cannon, L.R.G. & Jennings, J.B. 1987. Occurrence and nutritional relationships of four ectosymbiotes of the freshwater crayfishes Cherax dispar Riek and Cherax punctatus Clark (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Queensland. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38: 419-427 (Cherax dispar; Cherax punctatus)
Haswell, W.A. 1915. Studies on the Turbellaria. Part III — Didymorchis. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science s2 61: 161-169 (Cherax bicarinatus)
Joffe, B.I., Solovei, I.V. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1995. The structure of the epidermis in Didymorchis (Temnocephalida: Platyhelminthes). Australian Journal of Zoology 43(6): 631-641 (Cherax depressus; Cherax dispar)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 06-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | "TURBELLARIA" | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | "TURBELLARIA" | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall Dr Alberto Venchi |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 18-Sep-2012 | MOVED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED |