Species Opechona kahawai Bray & Cribb, 2003
- Opechona kahawai Bray, R.A. & Cribb, T.H. 2003. New species of Opechona Looss, 1907 and Cephalolepidapedon Yamaguti, 1970 (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae) from fishes off northern Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 137: 1-5.
Type data:
Holotype QM G 221984, Off Stanley, Tasmania [40°46'S, 145°20'E].
Paratype(s) QM G 221985-988, Off Stanley, Tasmania [40°46'S, 145°20'E]; BMNH 2003.7.23.34-35, Off Stanley, Tasmania [40°46'S, 145°20'E].Type host:
Arripis trutta (Forster, 1801) [ARRIPIDAE] Australian Salmon
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Arripis trutta (Forster, 1801) [ARRIPIDAE] Australian Salmon).
Metacercariae: parasitic (host(s): Chrysaora kynthia Gershwin & Zeidler, 2008 [PELAGIIDAE] Sea Nettle (nomen dubium); Aldersladia magnificus Gershwin, 2006 [AEQUOREIDAE] Crystal jelly).
General References
Cribb, T.H., Cutmore, S.C., Wee, N.Q-X., Browne, J.G., Morales, P.D. & Pitt, K.A. 2024. Lepocreadiidae (Trematoda) associated with gelatinous zooplankton (Cnidaria and Ctenophora) and fishes in Australian and Japanese waters. Parasitology International 101(102890)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | TREMATODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 07-Feb-2024 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | TREMATODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Apr-2023 | LEPOCREADIIDAE Odhner, 1905 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TREMATODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | TREMATODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIGENEA Carus, 1863 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb (QM) |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb (QM) |
| 09-Jul-2012 | ADDED |