Species Otobothrium cysticum (Mayer, 1842) (Species inquirenda)
- Tetrarhynchus cysticus Mayer, A.F.J.K. 1842. Über einem Eingeweidewurm von Testudo mydas, Tetrarhynchus cysticus. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medecin 1842: 213-217 [considered a nomen nudum by Beveridge & Justine (2007)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, not indicated.Type host:
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 [CHELONIIDAE]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution: Africa.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp., N coast
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Scomberomorus commerson (Lacépède, 1800) [SCOMBRIDAE] Spanish Mackerel (intermediate 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
Moore, B.R., Buckworth, R.C., Moss, H. & Lester, R.J.G. 2003. Stock discrimination and movements of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel across northern Australia as indicated by parasites. Journal of Fish Biology 63: 765-779 (Australian record)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 19-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TRYPANORHYNCHA Diesing, 1863 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
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