Species Mehlisia ornithorhynchi (Johnston, 1901)
- Distomum ornithorhynchi Johnston, S.J. 1901. Contributions to a knowledge of Australian Entozoa. I. On a new species of Distomum from the Platypus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26: 334-338, pl. xxii.
Generic Combinations
- Mehlisia ornithorhynchi (Johnston, 1901). —
Johnston, S.J. 1913. On some trematode parasites of marsupials and of a monotreme. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 727-740, pls lxxv-lxxvi
Ecological Descriptors
Parasitic (host(s): Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) [ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE] Platypus).
Associated Fauna References
Johnston, S.J. 1901. Contributions to a knowledge of Australian Entozoa. I. On a new species of Distomum from the Platypus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26: 334-338, pl. xxii (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
Johnston, S.J. 1913. On some trematode parasites of marsupials and of a monotreme. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 727-740, pls lxxv-lxxvi (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
McColl, K.A. 1983. Pathology in captive platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in Victoria, Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 19: 118-122 (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 29-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Feb-2010 | ADDED |