Order LAURIDA Grygier, 1987

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Family LAURIDAE Gruvel, 1905


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Introduction

The family was diagnosed by Grygier (1987) who included four genera. Its members are endoparasites or mesoparasites of zoanthids.

 

General References

Gruvel, A. 1905. Monographie des Cirrhipèdes ou Thécostracés. Paris : Masson et Cie, Editeurs 472 pp., 427 figs. [reprinted 1965 by A. Ascher & Co., Amsterdam, Netherlands]

Grygier, M.J. 1987. Classification of the Ascothoracida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100: 452-458

 

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Genus Baccalaureus Broch, 1929

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific (French Polynesia, Niue, New Caledonia, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Maldives, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, South Africa).


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IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Australian Region

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Species Baccalaureus cannoni Grygier, 1991

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

North West Shelf, WA; Andaman Sea.


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, endoparasitic (host(s): Sphenopus marsupialis (Gmelin, 1827) [SPHENOPIDAE] zoanthid), marine.

 

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Species Baccalaureus isauricola Grygier, 1991

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


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IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, endoparasitic (host(s): Isaurus tuberculatus Gray, 1828 [ZOANTHIDAE] Zoanthid), marine.

 

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Species Baccalaureus torrensis Pyefinch, 1937

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Thursday Island.

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25)

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Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, endoparasitic (host(s): Palythoa howesii Haddon & Shackleton, 1891 [ZOANTHIDAE] Zoanthid), marine.

 

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Family PETRARCIDAE Gruvel, 1905


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Introduction

Grygier (1987), who diagnosed the family, recognised two subfamilies. The subfamily Introcorniinae Grygier, 1987 has one genus, but this has not been found in Australia. Petrarcinae has two genera, both found in Australia. All are endoparasites of scleractinian corals. Grygier (1991) listed and illustrated several records of petrarcid infestations (galls in dried corals) from Western Australia and Queensland besides those with published identifications or descriptions of the parasites.

 

General References

Gruvel, A. 1905. Monographie des Cirrhipèdes ou Thécostracés. Paris : Masson et Cie, Editeurs 472 pp., 427 figs. [reprinted 1965 by A. Ascher & Co., Amsterdam, Netherlands]

Grygier, M.J. 1987. Classification of the Ascothoracida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100: 452-458

Grygier, M.J. 1991. Additions to the ascothoracidan fauna of Australia and south-east Asia (Crustacea, Maxillopoda): Synagogidae (part), Lauridae and Petrarcidae. Records of the Australian Museum 43: 1–46

 

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Genus Petrarca Fowler, 1889

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.


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IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Australian Region

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Species Petrarca goanna Grygier, 1991

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


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IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, endoparasitic (host(s): Turbinaria reniformis Bernard, 1896 [DENDROPHYLLIIDAE] (in scleractinian coral)), gallicolous, marine.

 

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Species Petrarca madreporae Grygier, 1996

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Seas around Hawaii, Japan, Indonesia; parasites themselves only known from Indonesia (Banda Sea), other records based on characteristic galls in dried corals (Australian occurrence inferred from dried infected corals in WAM).


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IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, endoparasitic (host(s): Madrepora spp. [OCULINIDAE] (in deep-water corals)), gallicolous, marine.

 

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Species Petrarca okadai Grygier, 1981

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Somalia.


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IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, endoparasitic (host(s): Heteropsammia cochlea Spengler, 1781 [DENDROPHYLLIIDAE] (scleractinian coral)), marine.

 

General References

Fisk, D.A. 1981. Fisk, D.A. (1981) Studies of two free-living corals and their common sipunculan associate at Wistari Reef (Great Barrier Reef). M.Sc. thesis. University of Queensland: Brisbane. 201 pp. (records at Lizard I. and Wistari Reef)

Grygier, M.J. 1985. New ascothoracid crustacean endoparasites of Scleractinia. Journal of Natural History 19: 1029-1043 (recorded species in Somalia)

Grygier, M.J. 1996. A world list of coral reef-associated Ascothoracida (Crustacea), with remarks on Lauridae, Petrarcidae, and Dendrogastridae from Okinawa, Japan. Galaxea 13: 15-33 [25] (mapped distribution)

Grygier, M.J. & Nomura, S. 1995. Petrarcid galls and Petrarcidae (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) in some scleractinian corals from Japan. Galaxea 12: 83-101 (possible record from Japan on Tubastraea coccinea Lesson, 1830, orange cup coral)

 

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Species Petrarca sensoria Grygier, 1991

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, endoparasitic (host(s): Fungiacyathus sp. [FUNGIACYATHIDAE] (in scleractinian coral)), gallicolous, marine.

 

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Genus Zibrowia Grygier, 1985

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-West Pacific (Japan, Philippines, western Indian Ocean islands, East Africa, , possibly Indonesia), Afrotropical (Somalia).


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

General References

Grygier, M.J. 1996. A world list of coral reef-associated Ascothoracida (Crustacea), with remarks on Lauridae, Petrarcidae, and Dendrogastridae from Okinawa, Japan. Galaxea 13: 15-33 [24] (distribution map)

 

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Species Zibrowia auriculata Grygier, 1985

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Somalia.


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, endoparasitic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

In scleractinian corals

 

General References

Grygier, M.J. 1996. A world list of coral reef-associated Ascothoracida (Crustacea), with remarks on Lauridae, Petrarcidae, and Dendrogastridae from Okinawa, Japan. Galaxea 13: 15-33 [18] (provisionally recorded this species from Kendrew I., Dampier Archipelago, WA in Tubastrea sp.)

 

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Family SYNAGOGIDAE Gruvel, 1905


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Introduction

Synagogids are parasites of antipatharians, octocorals and crinoids. Grygier (1987) diagnosed the family.

 

General References

Gruvel, A. 1905. Monographie des Cirrhipèdes ou Thécostracés. Paris : Masson et Cie, Editeurs 472 pp., 427 figs. [reprinted 1965 by A. Ascher & Co., Amsterdam, Netherlands]

Grygier, M.J. 1987. Classification of the Ascothoracida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100: 452-458

 

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Genus Cardomanica Lowry, 1985

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Western Atlantic (north of Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea).


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IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11)

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Australian Region

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Species Cardomanica andersoni Lowry, 1985

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, marine, parasitic (host(s): Chrysogorgia orientalis Versluys, 1902 [CHRYSOGORGIIDAE] Gorgonian).

 

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Genus Flatsia Grygier, 1991

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


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IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

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Australian Region

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Species Flatsia walcoochorum Grygier, 1991

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, parasitic.

Extra Ecological Information

Host unknown.

 

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Genus Gorgonolaureus Utinomi, 1962

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Pacific (Hawaii, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Vietnam).


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

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Australian Region

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Species Gorgonolaureus decurvatus Grygier, 1991

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

New Caledonia.


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, endoparasitic (host(s): Pterostenella plumatilis Milne Edwards, 1857 [PRIMNOIDAE] gorgonian), marine.

 

General References

Grygier, M.J. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (new distributional records)

 

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Genus Thalassomembracis Grygier, 1984

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

NE Atlantic (SW end of Celtic Shelf); Western Atlantic (N of Bahamas, Yucatan Channel); Pacific (Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea, Hawaiian Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, New Caledonia and Japan).


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IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

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Species Thalassomembracis tetraedos Grygier, 1984

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Macassar Strait.


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IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, endoparasitic (host(s): gorgonian), marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Previously unpublished Australian record based on collection in WAM.

 

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Genus Waginella Grygier, 1983

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Western Atlantic (Trinidad); abyssal SW Atlantic; Western Pacific (Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands).


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IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

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Australian Region

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Species Waginella axotremata Grygier, 1983

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indonesia, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Philippines.


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IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, ectoparasitic (host(s): Saracrinus spp. [ISOCRINIDAE]; Metacrinus spp. [ISOCRINIDAE]), marine.

Extra Ecological Information

On metacrinine pentacrinid crinoids

 

General References

Grygier, M.J. 1990. New records of Waginella (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) ectoparasitic on stalked crinoids from Japan and Australasia. Galaxea 8: 339-350 (recorded this species from WNW of Lacepede Archipelago, WA on unidentified metacrinine crinoid, and from SSE of Gabo Island, VIC on crinoid, ?Metacrinus cyaneus H.L. Clark, 1916)

Grygier, M.J. & Itô, T. 1995. SEM-based morphology and new host and distribution records of Waginella (Ascothoracida). pp. 209-228 in Schram, F.R. & Høeg, J.T. (eds). Crustacean Issues Vol. 10. New Frontiers in Barnacle Evolution. Rotterdam : A.A. Balkema. [215] (reported species from Arafura Sea between Arnhem Land, NT, and Aru Island, Indonesia, on Saracrinus nobilis (Carpenter, 1884), and reported it tentatively from SE of Cape Everard, VIC on Metacrinus cyaneus, also tentatively clarified WA host in Grygier (1990) as S. nobilis, and presented distribution map of W. axotremata and W. metacrinicola in the western Pacific and NE Indian Oceans)

 

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