Genus Glossobius Schioedte & Meinert, 1883
- Glossobius Schioedte, J.C. & Meinert, F. 1883. Symbolae ad monographium Cymothoarum Crustaeorum Isopodum familiae III. Saophoridae. IV. Cerathoinae. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Kjøbenhavn 3 13: 281-378, pls 1-16 [299].
Type species:
Ceratothoa linearis Dana, 1853 by subsequent designation, see Bruce, N.L. & Bowman, T.E. 1989. Species of the parasitic isopod genera Ceratothoa and Glossobius (Crustacea: Cymothoidae) from the mouths of flying fishes and halfbeaks (Beloniformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 489: 1-28.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan, oceanic.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
General References
Martin, M.B., Bruce, N.L. & Nowak, B.F. 2015. Review of the buccal-attaching fish parasite genus Glossobius Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae). Zootaxa 3973(2): 337–350
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 03-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |