- Tentacularia carcharidis Shipley, A.E. & Hornell, J. 1906. Cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. In, Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. pp. 43-96.
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMV 2089, V3317, Dutch Bay, Sri Lanka.Type host:
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1842) [CARCHARHINIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906). —
Pintner, T. 1913. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Tetrarhynchoiden. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 122: 171-253
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Sri Lanka, Malaysia, New Caledonia
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: N coast, NE coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1842) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Blacktip Reefshark (definitive host); Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Blacktip Shark (definitive host); Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Graceful Shark (definitive host); Sphyrna lewini Griffith & Smith, 1834 [SPHYRNIDAE] Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (definitive host); Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Spot-tail Shark (definitive host)).
General References
Beveridge, I. & Justine, J.-L. 2007. Redescriptions of four species of Otobothrium Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) , including new records from Australia, New Caledonia and Malaysia, with the description of O. parvum n. sp. Zootaxa 1587: 1-25 (Australian records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (ABRS) |
| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TRYPANORHYNCHA Diesing, 1863 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| CESTODA | 03-Feb-2014 | ADDED |