Species Neometadidymozoon pterygionastes (Anderson, 1998)
- Rhopalotrema pterygionastes Anderson, G.R. 1998. Rhopalotrema (Digenea: Didymozoidae), a new genus from Australian platycephalid fishes. Systematic Parasitology 41: 81-86.
Type data:
Holotype QM G 214969, Dunwich, North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay [27°30'S, 153°24'E].
Paratype(s) QM G 214970, Dunwich, North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay [27°30'S, 153°24'E]; BMNH 1998.5.20.5, Dunwich, North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay [27°30'S, 153°24'E].Type host:
Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) [PLATYCEPHALIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Neometadidymozoon pterygionastes (Anderson, 1998). —
Pozdnyakov, S.E. & Gibson, D.I. 2008. Family Didymozoidae Monticelli, 1888. pp. 631-734 in Bray, R.A., Gibson, D.I. & Jones, A. Keys to the Trematoda. Wallingford : CAB International Vol. 3 824 pp.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Bartail Flathead).
General References
Louvard, C., Cutmore, S.C., Yong, R.Q-Y., Dang, C. & Cribb, T.H. 2022. First elucidation of a didymozoid life cycle: Saccularina magnacetabula n. gen. n. sp. infecting an arcid bivalve. International Journal for Parasitology 52: 407–425 [411]
History of changes
| 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 | DIDYMOZOIDAE Monticelii, 1888 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 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) |
| 11-Feb-2022 | 30-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Jul-2013 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Feb-2010 | ADDED |