Species Doorochen zdzitowieckii Bray, Cutmore & Cribb, 2022
- Doorochen zdzitowieckii Bray, R.A., Cutmore, S.C. & Cribb, T.H. 2022. Proposal of a new genus, Doorochen (Digenea: Lepocreadioidea), for reef-inhabiting members of the genus Postlepidapedon Zdzitowiecki, 1993. Parasitology International 93 [7].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1AF326F1- 9B5F-4524-89E3-9BE8EED4CA85
Type data:
Holotype QM G240244, off Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [23°27'S, 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) QM G240245–G240281, off Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; off Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; Swain Reefs [23°27'S, 151°55'E; 14°40'S, 145°27'E; 21°53'S, 152°21'E]; NHM-UK 2022.7.29.20–2022.7.2.29, off Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; off Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; Swain Reefs [23°27'S, 151°55'E; 14°40'S, 145°27'E; 21°53'S, 152°21'E].Type host:
Choerodon fasciatus (Günther, 1867) [LABRIDAE]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Postlepidapedon spissum (Bray, Cribb & Barker, 1997) [a misidentification, in part]. —
Bray, R.A., Cribb, T.H. & Barker, S.C. 1997. Postlepidapedon Zdzitowiecki, 1993 and Gibsonivermis n. g. (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae) from fishes of the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and their relationship to Intusatrium Durio & Manter, 1968. Systematic Parasitology 36: 143-155
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: endoparasitic (host(s): Choerodon graphicus (De Vis, 1885) [LABRIDAE] Graphic tuskfish; Choerodon fasciatus (Günther, 1867) [LABRIDAE] Harlequin tuskfish).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| LEPIDAPEDIDAE Yamaguti, 1958 | 29-Mar-2023 | ADDED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |