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Species Contracaecum osculatum (Rudolphi, 1802)

Introduction

Australian populations belong to C. osculatum D or E (see Shamsi 2014).

 

Distribution

States

South Australia


Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 [NOTOTHENIIDAE] Antarctic Blenny; Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus Jones, 1925 [OTARIIDAE] Australian Fur-seal (as Gypsophoca tasmanica); Neophoca cinerea (Péron, 1816) [OTARIIDAE] Australian Sea-lion; Lobodon carcinophagus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842) [PHOCIDAE] Crab-eater Seal; Trematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902 [NOTOTHENIIDAE] Dusky Rockcod; Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902 [NOTOTHENIIDAE] Emerald Rockcod; Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820) [PHOCIDAE] Leopard Seal; Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 [CHANNICHTHYIDAE] Long-fingered Icefish; Harpagifer bispinis (Forster, 1801) [HARPAGIFERIDAE] Magellan Plunderfish; Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844 [NOTOTHENIIDAE] Marbled Rockcod; Cygnodraco mawsoni Waite, 1916 [BATHYDRACONIDAE] Mawson's Dragonfish; Pogonophryne scotti Regan, 1914 [ARTEDIDRACONIDAE] Saddleback Plunderfish; Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) [PHOCIDAE] Southern Elephant Seal; Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan, 1914 [CHANNICHTHYIDAE] Spiny Icefish; Trematomus nicolai [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Racovitzia harrissoni [BATHYDRACONIDAE]; Dacodraco humeri [CHANNICHTHYIDAE]; Pagetopsis macropterus Boulenger, 1907 [CHANNICHTHYIDAE]; Trematomus hansoni [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Nematonurus armatus; Artedidraco shackletoni Waite, 1911 [ARTEDIDRACONIDAE]; Dolloidraco longedorsalis Roule, 1913 [ARTEDIDRACONIDAE]; Notothenia cyanobrancha [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Notothenia mizops [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Pleuragramma antarticum [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Trematomus centronotus [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Histiodraco velifer Regan, 1914 [ARTEDIDRACONIDAE]; Notothenia acuta [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Notothenia corriceps [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Trematomus eulepidotus Regan, 1914 [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Trematomus pennelli [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Trematomus scotti [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Bathydraco nudiceps Waite, 1916 [BATHYDRACONIDAE]; Gerlachea australis Dollo, 1900 [BATHYDRACONIDAE]; Prionodraco evansii Regan, 1914 [BATHYDRACONIDAE]; Chiondraco kathleenae; Artedidraco skottsbergi Lönnberg, 1905 [ARTEDIDRACONIDAE]; Trematomus lepidorhinus [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Trematomus loennbergii [NOTOTHENIIDAE]; Chaenichthys rhinoceratus; Leptonychotes weddellii [PHOCIDAE]; Otaria forsteri [OTARIIDAE]).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-May-2023 SPIRURIDA 20-May-2023 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 SPIRURIDA 14-Apr-2023 MODIFIED
22-Mar-2022 CHROMADOREA Inglis, 1983 20-May-2023 MODIFIED Ms Jo Wood
28-Aug-2014 ANISAKIDAE Railliet & Henry, 1912 (Skryabin & Karokhin, 1945) 20-May-2023 MODIFIED
04-Nov-2011 ADDED