Species Paradiscogaster glebulae Bray, Cribb & Barker, 1994
- Paradiscogaster glebulae 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 210257, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E].
Paratype(s) QM G 210258-319, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E]; BMNH 1993.7.19.34-46, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E]; BMNH 1988.7.12.22-29, 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 mertensii Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Atoll Butterflyfish; Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Bluelashed 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 rainfordi McCulloch, 1923 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Rainford's Butterflyfish; Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Speckled Butterflyfish; Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 [CHAETODONTIDAE] Teardrop Butterflyfish).
General References
Diaz, P.E., Bray, R.A., Cutmore, S.C., Ward, S. & Cribb T.H. 2015. A complex of species related to Paradiscogaster glebulae (Digenea: Faustulidae) in chaetodontid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the Great Barrier Reef. Parasitology International 64(2015): 421-428 [423, figs 1-4]
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—as Paradiscogaster sp.)
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 | |
| 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 | FAUSTULIDAE Poche, 1926 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 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) |
| 29-Jul-2013 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2013 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jul-2013 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED |