Genus Isthmosacanthus Smales, 2012
- Isthmosacanthus Smales, L.R. 2012. A new acanthocephalan family, the Isthmosacanthidae (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchida), with the description of Isthmosacanthus fitzroyensis n. g., n. sp. from threadfin fishes (Polynemidae) of northern Australia. Systematic Parasitology 82: 105-111 [106].
Type species:
Isthmosacanthus fitzroyensis Smales, 2012 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Eleutheronema tetradactylum Shaw, 1804 [POLYNEMIDAE]; Polydactylus macrochir Günther, 1867 [POLYNEMIDAE]).
Associated Fauna References
Smales, L.R. & Weaver, H.J. 2015. An annotated checklist of Acanthocephala from Australian fish. Zootaxa 3985(3): 349-374 [356] (Polydactylus macrochir)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2022 | ISTHMOSACANTHIDAE Smales, 2012 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Apr-2022 | ACANTHOCEPHALA Koelreuther, 1771 | 20-Jul-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Apr-2017 | ACANTHOCEPHALA Koelreuther, 1771 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Sep-2016 | ACANTHOCEPHALA Koelreuther, 1771 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-Dec-2012 | ADDED |