Species Neopolystoma chelodinae (MacCallum, 1919)
- Polystoma chelodinae MacCallum, G.A. 1919. Studies on the Polystomidae. Zoopathologica 1(4): 101-120 [Transferred to Neopolystoma by Price (1939)].
Type data:
Status unknown, AM W15055 voucher; USNM 74857; 77259 voucher.Type host:
Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794) [CHELIDAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Armidale (NSW); Mt Coot-tha and Manchester (Qld); Tailem Bend and Murray River near Adelaide (SA).
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794) [CHELIDAE] Eastern Snake-necked Turtle, Snake-necked Turtle; Chelodina sp. [CHELIDAE]).
Associated Fauna References
Héritier, L. Badets, M. Du Preez, L.H., Aisien, M.S.O., Lixian, F., Combes, C. & Verneau, O. 2015. Evolutionary processes involved in the diversification of chelonian and mammal polystomatid parasites (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revealed by palaeoecology of their hosts. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 92: 1-10 [3] (Chelodina longicollis)
General References
Pichelin, S. 1995. The taxonomy and biology of the Polystomatidae (Monogenea) in Australian freshwater turtles (Chelidae, Pleurodira). Journal of Natural History 29: 1345-1381 [1368]
Price, E.W. 1939. North American monogenetic trematodes. IV. The family Polystomatidae (Polystomatoidea). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 6(2): 80-92
Rohde, K. 1984. Three new species of the genus Neopolystoma (Monogenea) from river tortoises in Australia. Systematic Parasitology 6: 99-105 [105] (Australian host & locality recrod)
Rohde, K. & Pearson, J.C. 1980. Two polystomes (Monogenea) from Australian river tortoises, (Pleurodira, Chelidae), Polystomoides australiensis sp. nov. from Emydura krefftii, and Neopolystoma chelodinae (MacCallum, 1919) from Chelodina longicollis. Zoologischer Anzeiger 204: 191-208
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2023 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Storm Martin |
| 04-Aug-2021 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-Nov-2018 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 27-Jul-2017 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 27-Jul-2017 | POLYOPISTHOCOTYLEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED |