Species Mothocya collettei Bruce, 1986
- Mothocya collettei Bruce, N.L. 1986. Revision of the isopod crustacean genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Cymothoidae: Flabellifera), parasitic on marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 20: 1089-1192 [1145].
Type data:
Holotype QM W11728 ♀, Straits of Malacca, Singapore.
Paratype(s) QM W11729; AM P35225–26; USNM 216262–65, 216358–60; LACM 24-1.1 ovigerous ♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Ocean.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
- Queensland
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Parasitic on Tylosurus spp. and Ablennes spp. (Belonidae), and Toxotes spp. (Toxotidae).
General References
Bruce, N.L. 1986. Revision of the isopod crustacean genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Cymothoidae: Flabellifera), parasitic on marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 20: 1089-1192 (Australian record, hosts)
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) |
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| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |