Species Myoramyxa pardalota Newman & Cannon, 1997
- Myoramyxa pardalota Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1997. A new semi-terrestrial acotylean flatworm, Myoramyxa pardalota gen. et sp. nov. (Plehniidae Polycladida) from southeast Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 311-314.
Type data:
Holotype QM G210875 (under logs and rocks, high intertidal zone, coll. S. Van Dyck, 04.v.1992, wholemount), Myora, Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia [27°27'40"S 153°25'40"E].
Introduction
Specimens of M. pardalota are a preferred prey item of the False Water-rat on Stradbroke Island, Queensland (Van Dyck, 1994; Newman & Cannon, 1997). In the wild, these flatworms are found above the tide level and envelope themselves in a thick mucus, much like that of a slug. In a laboratory setting, Newman & Cannon (1997) observed specimens to be hydrophobic, crawling away from water if placed in it.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Stradbroke Island, Pumicestone Passage, & Bribie Island Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
General References
Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1997. A new semi-terrestrial acotylean flatworm, Myoramyxa pardalota gen. et sp. nov. (Plehniidae Polycladida) from southeast Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 311-314
Van Dyck, S. 1994. The rats at Neptune's table. Australian Natural History 24: 30-37
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |