Species Dissonus similis Kabata, 1966
- Dissonus similis Kabata, Z. 1966. Copepoda parasitic on Australian fishes. V. Genus Dissonus (Dissonidae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 9: 212-226 [212].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH B.H. (N.H.) 1966.3.18.1. ♀ (Green Island, Queensland), Queensland.
Paratype(s) BMNH B.H. (N.H.) 1966.3.18.1. ♀ (Green Island, Queensland), Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Norther Barrier Reef (QLD); also off Green Island (QLD)
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Tang, D. & Kalman, J. E 2005. A new Caligiform Copepod (Siphonostamatoida: Dissonidae) parasitic on Seriola hippos from Western Australian waters, with new records and morphological variation for Dissonus nudiventris and Dissonus similis, and an updated key to the species of Dissonus. Journal of Parasitology 91(2): 427-437 [434]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): Arothron meleagris Lacépède, 1798 [TETRAODONTIDAE] Pufferfish; Spheroides hamiltoni (Richardson, 1846) [TETRAODONTIDAE] Toadfish), marine.
Associated Fauna References
Tang, D. & Kalman, J. E 2005. A new Caligiform Copepod (Siphonostamatoida: Dissonidae) parasitic on Seriola hippos from Western Australian waters, with new records and morphological variation for Dissonus nudiventris and Dissonus similis, and an updated key to the species of Dissonus. Journal of Parasitology 91(2): 427-437 [434] (Spheroides hamiltoni; Arothron meleagris)
Diagnosis
D. similis appears to be closely related to D. furcatus. It differs from the latter in the shape and proportions of the posterior part of its body (free thoracic segments, genital segment and abdomen). The forked spines of D. furcatus are confined to the anterior 1/3 of the genital segment while in the present species they extend over some 2/3 of that segment. The two species also differ in size. Tha mature female of the present species measures 2.84mm, while that of D. furcatus is 5.5mm long. Finally, while the present species is known to parasitise highly specialised teleosts, D. furcatus has been described so far only from an orectolobid shark.
ID Keys
Key to the species of Dissinus: Kabata 1966: 225.
Diagnosis References
Kabata, Z. 1966. Copepoda parasitic on Australian fishes. V. Genus Dissonus (Dissonidae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 9: 212-226 [212]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | COPEPODA H. Milne Edwards, 1840 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jul-2012 | 30-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED |