Species Elaphrobates chaetodontis (Yamaguti, 1970) Yong, Cribb & Cutmore, 2021

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cardicola chaetodontis Yamaguti, S. 1970. Digenetic Trematodes of Hawaiian Fishes. Tokyo : Keigaku Publishing 436 pp.

  Type data:

   Holotype USNHC 63552, Hawaii.

  Type host:

   Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [CHAETODONTIDAE]

Generic Combinations

• Elaphrobates chaetodontis (Yamaguti, 1970). —
  Yong, R.Q-Y., Cribb, T.H. & Cutmore, S.C. 2021. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the problematic genus Cardicola (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) indicates massive polyphyly, dramatic morphological radiation and host-switching. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2021 164(107290): 1-14 [11]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: endoparasitic (host(s): Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Black butterflyfish; Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Eastern triangular butterflyfish; Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Golden Butterflyfish; Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Longnose butterflyfish; Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Rainford's butterflyfish; Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Teardrop Butterflyfish; Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Vagabond butterflyfish).

Eggs: endoparasitic (host(s): Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Longnose butterflyfish; Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Oval butterflyfish).

General References

Cutmore, S.C. & Cribb, T.H. 2022. New collections of blood flukes (Aporocotylidae) from fishes of the tropical Indo-west Pacific, including a new genus, two new species and molecular evidence that Elaphrobates chaetodontis (Yamaguti, 1970) is widespread in the region. Parasitology International 88

Nolan, M.J. & Cribb, T.H. 2006. Cardicola Short, 1953 and Braya n. gen. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from five families of tropical Indo-Pacific fishes. Zootaxa 1265: 1-80 (Australian record)

Yong, R.Q-Y., Cribb, T.H. & Cutmore, S.C. 2021. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the problematic genus Cardicola (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) indicates massive polyphyly, dramatic morphological radiation and host-switching. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2021 164(107290): 1-14

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