Species Pseudopisthogonoporus vitellosus (Pritchard, 1963)

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• Opisthogonoporus vitellosus Pritchard, M.H. 1963. Studies on digenetic trematodes of Hawaiian fishes, primarily families Lepocreadiidae and Zoogonidae. Journal of Parasitology 49: 578-587, 2 pls.

  Type data:

   Holotype USNHC 59888, Hawaii.

  Type host:

   Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) [Acanthuridae]

Generic Combinations

• Pseudopisthogonoporus vitellosus (Pritchard, 1963). —
  Yamaguti, S. 1970. Digenetic Trematodes of Hawaiian Fishes. Tokyo : Keigaku Publishing 436 pp.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: parasitic (host(s): Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) [ACANTHURIDAE] Spotted Unicornfish).

General References

Bray, R.A. & Cribb, T.H. 1998. Lepocreadiidae (Digenea) of Australian coastal fishes: new species of Opechona Looss, 1907, Lepotrema Ozaki, 1932 and Bianium Stunkard, 1930 and comments on other species reported for the first time or poorly known in Australian waters. Systematic Parasitology 41: 123-148

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