Species Helicodidymozoon tortor Anderson & Cribb, 1994
- Helicodidymozoon tortor Anderson, G.R. & Cribb, T.H. 1994. Five new didymozoid trematodes (Platyhelminthes, Digenea) from Australian platycephalid fishes. Zoologica Scripta 23: 83-93.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL 14937, Moreton Bay, Queensland [27°15'S, 153°15'E].
Paratype(s) QM GL 14938-40, Moreton Bay, Queensland [27°15'S, 153°15'E]; BMNH 1993.10.29.7.8, Moreton Bay, Queensland [27°15'S, 153°15'E].Type host:
Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Bar-tailed Flathead; Platycepahlus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Dusky flathead; Platycepahlus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Southern bluespotted flathead).
General References
Anderson, G.R. & Barker, S.C. 1993. Species differentiation in the Didymozoidae (Digenea): restriction fragment length differences in internal transcribed spacer and 5.8S ribosomal DNA. International Journal for Parasitology 23: 133-136 (Australian record)
Anderson, G.R. & Barker, S.C. 1998. Inference of phylogeny and taxonomy within the Didymozoidae (Digenea) from the second internal transcribed spaces (ITS2) of ribosomal DNA. Systematic Parasitology 41: 87-94 (Australian record)
Louvard, C., Cutmore, S.C., Yong, R.Q-Y., Dang, C. & Cribb, T.H. 2022. First elucidation of a didymozoid life cycle: Saccularina magnacetabula n. gen. n. sp. infecting an arcid bivalve. International Journal for Parasitology 52: 407–425 [413]
History of changes
| 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 | |
| 13-Apr-2023 | DIDYMOZOIDAE Monticelii, 1888 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIGENEA Carus, 1863 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb (QM) |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb (QM) |
| 29-Jul-2013 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Feb-2010 | ADDED |