Genus Raillietiella Sambon, 1910

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• Raillietiella Sambon, L.W. 1910. Untitled text appended to Vaney, M.C. & Sambon, L.W. Preliminary notes on three new species of tongue worms (Linguatulidae), in the collection of the "Museum d'Histoire Naturelle," Paris. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 3: 134-154 [140].

  Type species:

   Porocephalus boulengeri Vaney & Sambon, 1910 by original designation (Self, J.T. 1969. Biological relationships of the Pentastomida; a bibliography on the Pentastomida. Experimental Parasitology 24: 63-119 [76] (incorrect mention of Pentastomum geckonis Diesing, 1850 as type species)).
• Heymonsia Hett, M.L. 1934. On a collection of linguatulids (Pentastomida) from Burma, with a description of a new subgenus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 104: 425-431 [427] [nomen nudum; erected as subgenus of Raillietiella].

  Type species (included species):

   Raillietiella indica Gedoelst, 1921; Raillietiella mabuiae Heymons, 1923; Raillietiella (Heymonsia) hemidactyli Hett, 1934 (erected without type species post-1931 which makes this an unaccepted name (ICZN 1999: Article 67.4.1), but Heymonsia appears in later literature as a genus or subgenus).
• Gretillatia Motta, C.S 1965. Consideraçães sôbre o genero Mahafaliella Gretillat, Brygoo & Domergue. Atas da Sociedade de Biologia do Rio de Janeiro 9: 6-8 [subjective synonym].

  Type species:

   Raillietiella ampanihyensis Gretillat, Brygoo & Domergue, 1962 by original designation.
• Travassostulida Motta, C.S. & Gomes, D.C. 1968. Sôbre um novo genero e uma nova espécie de Cephalobaenidae (Linguatula, Cephalobaeniformes). Atas da Sociedade de Biologia do Rio de Janeiro 12: 7-9 [subjective synonym].

  Type species:

   Travassostulida freitasi Motta & Gomes, 1968 by original designation.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Ali, J.H., Riley, J. & Self, J.T. 1984. Further observations of blunt-hooked raillietiellids (Pentastomida: Cephalobaenida) from lizards, with descriptions of three new species. Systematic Parasitology 6: 147-160 [148]
• Ali, J.H., Riley, J. & Self, J.T. 1985. A review of the taxonomy and systematics of the pentastomid genus Raillietiella Sambon, 1910 with a description of a new species. Systematic Parasitology 7: 111-123 [121]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread globally

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Liasis fuscus Peters, 1873 [BOIDAE] Water Python (in lung)).

Associated Fauna References

Mulder, E. & Smales, L. 2015. The endoparasites of Liasis fuscus (Serpentes : Boidae) from the Adelaide River floodplain, Northern Territory, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 63: 81-90 (Liasis fuscus)

 

General References

Self, J.T. 1969. Biological relationships of the Pentastomida; a bibliography on the Pentastomida. Experimental Parasitology 24: 63-119 [76]

 

History of changes

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