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Species Hymenolepis megalops (Nitsch, 1829)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Extralimital distribution: cosmopolitan.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Anas rhynchotis Latham, 1801 [ANATIDAE] Australasian Shoveler Duck (definitive); Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus (Latham, 1790) [ANATIDAE] Black Swan (definitive); Anas (Nettion) castanea (Eyton, 1839) [ANATIDAE] Chestnut Teal (definitive); Anas gibberifrons Muller, 1842 [ANATIDAE] Grey Teal (definitive); Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1789) [ANSERANATIDAE] Magpie Goose (definitive); Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796) [ANATIDAE] Musk Duck (definitive); Anas (Anas) superciliosa Gmelin, 1789 [ANATIDAE] Pacific Black Duck (definitive); Tadorna (Radjah) radjah (Lesson, 1828) [ANATIDAE] Raja Shelduck (definitive); Dendrocygna (Dendrocygna) arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) [ANATIDAE] Wandering Whistling-duck (definitive)).

 

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)
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 CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED Ms Jo Wood
25-Jan-2022 CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED Ms Jo Wood
25-Jan-2022 CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED Ms Jo Wood
26-Nov-2015 CESTODA 14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
26-Nov-2015 CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
06-Feb-2014 CESTODA 14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
06-Feb-2014 14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
14-Oct-2024 MODIFIED