Species Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown.
Generic Combinations
- Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Gmelin, J.F. 1790. Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Linné, editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Regnum Animalium. Lipsiae : Georg Emanuel Beer Tomus 1(Pars IV. Classis V. Insecta) pp. 1517-2224.
Distribution
States
Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution: cosmopolitan.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) [GALAXIIDAE] Common Galaxias (intermediate host); Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846 [GALAXIIDAE] Trout Galaxias (intermediate host)).
General References
Morgan, D.L. 2003. Distribution and biology of Galaxias truttaceus (Galaxiidae) in south-western Australia, including first evidence of parasitism of fishes in Western Australia by Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda). Environmental Biology of Fishes 66(2): 155-167
Pollard, D.A. 1974. The biology of a landlocked form of a normally catadromous salmoniform fish Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns) VI. Effects of cestode and nematode parasites. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 25: 105-120 (Australian records)
History of changes
| 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 | DIPHYLLOBOTHRIIDEA Kuchta, Scholz, Brabec & Bray, 2008 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Feb-2014 | 29-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |