Species Paradiscogaster eniwetokensis Martin & Hammerich, 1970

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• Paradiscogaster eniwetokensis Martin, W.E. & Hammerich, B. 1970. Paradiscogaster eniwetokensis n. sp. (Fellodistomidae: Trematoda) from Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. Pacific Science 24(3): 379-380.

  Type data:

   Holotype AHF 5731, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands.

  Type host:

   Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [CHAETODONTIDAE]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: parasitic (host(s): Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Black Butterflyfish; Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Blueblotch Butterflyfish; Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Bluelashed Butterflyfish; Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Chevron Butterflyfish; Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758) [CHAETODONTIDAE] Copperband Butterflyfish; Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Eastern triangular Butterflyfish; Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Golden Butterflyfish; Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829) [CHAETODONTIDAE] Horned Bannerfish; Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Mirror Butterflyfish; Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Ornate Butterflyfish; Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish; Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Rainford's Butterflyfish; Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Teardrop Butterflyfish).

General References

Bray, R.A., Cribb, T.H. & Barker, S.C. 1994. Fellodistomidae and Lepocreadiidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) from chaetodontid fishes (Perciformes) from Heron Island, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 545-581 (Australian record)

Hall, K.A., Cribb, T.H. & Barker, S.C. 1999. V4 region of small subunit rDNA indicates polyphyly of the Fellodistomidae (Digenea) which is supported by morphology and life-cycle data. Systematic Parasitology 43: 81-92 (Australian record)

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