Species Paradiscogaster flindersi Bray, Cribb & Barker, 1994
- Paradiscogaster flindersi 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.
Type data:
Holotype QM G 210174, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E].
Paratype(s) QM G 210175-89, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E]; BMNH 1993.7.19.2-5, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E]; BMNH 1988.7.15.76-92, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E].Type host:
Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Blueblotch Butterflyfish; Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Chevron Butterflyfish; Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829) [CHAETODONTIDAE] Horned Bannerfish; Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Melon Butterflyfish; Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Ornate Butterflyfish; Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Rainford's Butterflyfish).
General References
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
Lester, R.J.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1990. Checklist of parasites from Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Zoology 37: 101-128 (Australian record)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIGENEA Carus, 1863 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong |
| 11-Feb-2022 | FAUSTULIDAE Poche, 1926 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb (QM) |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 11-Feb-2022 | PLAGIORCHIIDA La Rue, 1957 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb (QM) |
| 29-Jul-2013 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2013 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2013 | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED |