Species Macvicaria heronensis Bray & Cribb, 1989
- Macvicaria heronensis Bray, R.A. & Cribb, T.H. 1989. Digeneans of the family Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925 from the southern Great Barrier Reef, including a new genus and three new species. Journal of Natural History 23: 429-473.
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1987.11.12.19, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S, 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1987.11.12.20-26, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S, 151°55'E]; QM GL 10068-69, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S, 151°55'E]; SAMA AHC17754 Slide, Heron Island, Queensland [23°27'S, 151°55'E].Type host:
Lethrinus miniatus (Forster, 1801) [LETHRINIDAE] (Parasite from intestine)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Parma polylepis Günther, 1862 [POMACENTRIDAE] Banded Parma; Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916 [LETHRINIDAE] Collar Seabream; Lethrinus miniatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [LETHRINIDAE] Redthroat Emperor; Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884 [CARANGIDAE] Swallowtail Dart).
General References
Aken'Ova, T.O., Cribb, T.H. & Bray, R.A. 2008. Eight new species of Macvicaria Gibson and Bray, 1982 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) mainly from endemic temperate marine fishes of Australia. ZooKeys 1: 23-58
Barker, S.C., Cribb, T.H., Bray, R.A. & Adlard, R.D. 1994. Host-parasite associations on a coral reef: pomacentrid fishes and digenean trematodes. International Journal for Parasitology 24: 643-647
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 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) |
| 29-Jul-2013 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-May-2010 | 15-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |