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Species Neometadena ovata (Yamaguti, 1952)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: parasitic (host(s): Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker) [LUTJANIDAE] Russell's snapper), parasitic (host(s): Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard) [LUTJANIDAE] Brownstripe snapper), parasitic (host(s): Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål) [LUTJANIDAE] Dory snapper), parasitic (host(s): Lutjanus fulvus (Forster) [LUTJANIDAE] Blacktail snapper), parasitic (host(s): Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson) [LUTJANIDAE] Spanish flag).

Associated Fauna References

Miller, T.L., Cutmore, S.C. & Cribb, T.H. 2018. Two species of Neometadena Hafeezullah & Siddiqi, 1970 (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) from Moreton Bay, Australia, including the description of Neometadena paucispina n. sp. from Australian Lutjanidae. Systematic Parasitology [Date published 02 July 2018] (Lutjanus vitta; Lutjanus russellii; Lutjanus fulvus; Lutjanus fulviflamma; Lutjanus carponotatus)

 

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
13-Apr-2023 CRYPTOGONIMIDAE Ward, 1917 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED Dr Nicholas Wee (QM)
05-Aug-2022 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
11-Feb-2022 TREMATODA 01-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
DIGENEA Carus, 1863 17-Jul-2018 ADDED Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong