Species Helicometra sprenti Aken'Ova, Cribb & Bray, 2006
- Helicometra sprenti Aken'Ova, T.O., Cribb, T.H. & Bray, R.A. 2006. Helicometra Odhner, 1902 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in Australian waters: problems of species identification and a description of H. sprenti n. sp. Systematic Parasitology 67: 17-27.
Type data:
Holotype QM G 222961, Off Point Peron, Western Australia [32°18'S, 115°38'E].
Paratype(s) QM G 222962-64, Off Point Peron, Western Australia [32°18'S, 115°38'E]; BMNH 2005.3.11.1–2, Off Point Peron, Western Australia [32°18'S, 115°38'E].Type host:
Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Yank Flathead).
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 | |
| 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) |
| 15-Jul-2013 | ADDED |