Species Halysiorhynchus macrocephalus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906)
- Tetrarhynchus macrocephalus Shipley, A.E. & Hornell, J. 1906. Report on cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. pp. 43-96 in Shipley, A.E. & Hornell, J. (eds). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. London : Royal Society. [85].
Type data:
Holotype VNHM 2112 (formerly 146), Sri Lanka.Type host:
Himantura imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [DASYATIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital: Sri Lanka.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Pastinachus atrus (Macleay, 1883) [DASYATIDAE] Eastern Cowtail Stingray (as Pastinachus sephen (Forsskå1, 1795); definitive host); Himantura uarnak (Forsskål, 1775) [DASYATIDAE] Reticulate Whipray (definitive host); Himantura imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [DASYATIDAE] Stingray (definitive host); Rhynchobatus sp. [RHYNCHOBATIDAE] Wedgefish (host originally recorded as Rhynchobatus djiddensis Forsskål, 1775, but this name now applies to a species found only in the Western Indian Ocean; re-examination of host material is needed to determine its new name; definitive host)).
General References
Beveridge, I. & Campbell, R.A. 1992. Redescription of Halysiorhynchus macrocephalus (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), a genus newly recorded from the Australian region. Systematic Parasitology 22: 151-157 (Australian records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TRYPANORHYNCHA Diesing, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |