Species Parascarophis sphyrnae Campana-Rouget, 1955
- Parascarophis sphyrnae Campana-Rouget, Y. 1955. Sur deux nouveaux genres de spirurides parasites de poissons; discussion systematique des genres voisins. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 30: 346-362.
Secondary source:
Moravec, F. & Barton, D.P. 2019. Description of Piscicapillaria bursata sp. nov. (Capillariidae) and Redescription of Parascarophis sphyrnae Campana‑Rouget, 1955 (Cystidicolidae), Two Nematode Parasites of Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna spp.) off Australia. Acta Parasitologica 64: 429–441.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Sphyrna lewini [SPHYRNIDAE] Scalloped hammerhead), parasitic (host(s): Sphyrna mokarran [SPHYRNIDAE] Great hammerhead shark).