Species Mixobothrium healyae Herzog, Caira & Jensen, 2023
- Mixobothrium healyae Herzog, K.S., Caira, J.N., Kumar Kar, P. & Jensen, K. 2023. Novelty and phylogenetic affinities of a new family of tapeworms (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from endangered sawfish and guitarfish. International Journal for Parasitology S0020-7519(23)00057-7 [Online ahead of print].
Type data:
Holotype QM G240572, Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia [12°20'11''S, 130°54'39''E].
Paratype(s) QM G240573– G240575, same data as Holotype; USNM 1682682–1682684, same data as Holotype; LRP 10950–10952, same data as Holotype.Type host:
Pristis clavata Garman, 1906 [PRISTIDAE] Dwarf sawfish
Introduction
The species was previously reported as "Rhinebothriinae n. sp." in Healy et al. (2009), and as "New genus 11 n. sp. 1" in Ruhnke et al. (2015, 2017), Marques & Caira (2016), and Trevisan et al. (2017).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Territory: Buffalo Creek, Darwin
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Darwin Coastal (DAC)
General References
Healy, C. J., Caira, Jensen, K., Webster, B.L. & Littlewood, D.T.J. 2009. Proposal for a new tapeworm order, Rhinebothriidea. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 497-511
Marques, F.P.L. & Caira, J.N. 2016. Pararhinebothroides—Neither the sister-taxon of Rhinebothroides nor a valid genus. Journal of Parasitology 102(2): 249–259
Ruhnke, T.R., Caira, J.N. & Cox, A. 2015. The cestode order Rhinebothriidea no longer family-less: A molecular phylogenetic investigation with erection of two new families and description of eight new species of Anthocephalum. Zootaxa 3904(1): 51-81
Ruhnke, T.R., Reyda, F.B. & Marques, F.P.L. 2017. Rhinebothriidea Healy, Caira, Jensen, Webster & Littlewood, 2009. pp. 327–348 in Caira, J.N. & Jensen, K. (eds.). Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (2008–2017): Tapeworms from Vertebrate Bowels of the Earth. Lawrence, KS, USA : University of Kansas, Natural History Museum Vol. Special Publication No. 25.
Trevisan, B., Primon, J.F. & Marques, F.P.L. 2017. Systematics and diversification of Anindobothrium Marques, Brooks & Lasso, 2001 (Eucestoda: Rhinebothriidea). PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 12(9): e0184632
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESTODA | 04-May-2023 | ADDED |