Species Raillietiella hebitihamata Self & Kuntz, 1960
- Raillietiella hebitihamata Self, J.T. & Kuntz, R.E. 1960. Pentastomida from reptiles of Lan Yü Island (Taiwan), with a description of Raillietiella hebitihamata n. sp. Journal of Parasitology 46: 885-887 [885].
Type data:
Holotype USNM Helm. Coll. No. 39108 female, Lan Yü Island (known also as Ko-To-Shu, Botel Tobago and Orchid Island).
Paratype(s) USNM Helm. Coll. No. 39109 male (allotype), Lan Yü Island (known also as Ko-To-Shu, Botel Tobago and Orchid Island).Type host:
Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron [Gekkonidae] - Raillietiella frenata Ali, J.H., Riley, J. & Self, J.T. 1981. A review of the taxonomy of the blunt-hooked Raillietiella, pentastomid parasites of African, South-East-Asian and Indonesian lizards, with a description of a new species. Systematic Parasitology 3: 193-207 [199] [subjective synonym; as frenatus, an erroneous spelling usually followed].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1980.6.19.1 female, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1980.6.19.2-17 6 females; BMNH 1980.6.19.8-12 5 males.Type host:
Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836 [Gekkonidae]
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gedoelst, L. 1921. Un linguatulide nouveau parasite d'un batracien. Records of the Indian Museum 22: 25-26
- 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
- Self, J. & Garcia-Diaz, J. 1961. Raillietiella (Heymonsia) hemidactyli Hett, 1934, from Hemidactylus mabouia in Puerto Rico, with a correction of the identity of R. hebitihamata Self and Kuntz, 1960. Journal of Parasitology 47: 912
- Barton, D.P. & Riley, J.H. 2004. Raillietiella indica (Pentastomida) from the lungs of the Giant Toad, Bufo marinus (Amphibia), in Hawaii, U.S.A. Comparative Parasitology 71: 251-254
- Kelehear, C., Spratt, D.M., Dubey, S., Brown, G.P. & Shine, R. 2011. Using combined morphological, allometric and molecular approaches to identify species of the genus Raillietiella (Pentastomida). PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 6(9): e24936. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024936
- Poore, G.C.B. 2011. Taxonomic decision, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (at the same time as they described R. frenata Ali et al. (1981) explicitly stated ‘Other specimens, previously described as Raillietiella hebitihamata (=R. hemidactyli) by Self & Kuntz (1960) (Table II), from small lizards (including H. frenat[a]), are also included within this taxon.’ They included the type specimens of R. hebitihamata in the material of their new species in effect proposing R. hebitihamata as a subjective senior synonym! Raillietiella frenata is a widely used species name in this genus but would appear to be a junior synonym. It has been recorded from several lizard and amphibian hosts under both names. Raillietiella hebitihamata had been previously placed in synonymy with R. hemidactyli Hett, 1934 by Self & Garcia-Diaz (1961) but their views have been superceded. Kelehear et al. (2011) reported that specimens from Australian cane toads identifiable on the basis of morphology as R. indica Gedoelst, 1921 are allometric variants of what they called R. frenat[a]. This conclusion was supported by molecular evidence. They reported this species as R. frenata as had all previously published Australian records from the Asian House Gecko and the Cane Toad. Pentastomes from the Cane Toad in Hawaii have been identified by Barton & Riley (2004) as R. indica. If only one pentastome is hosted by these two widely-introduced species, the Cane Toad and the Asian House Gecko, and it is the same as the species from the Asian Common Toad, Raillietiella indica would have seniority over both R. frenata and R. hebitihamata)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
South-east Asia, Pacific islands
Introduced from Southeast Asia?.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Barton, D.P. 2007. Pentastomid parasites of the introduced Asian House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus (Gekkonidae), in Australia. Comparative Parasitology 74: 254-259
- Spratt, D.M. 2011. Unpublished list of pentastomes in Wildlife Parasitology & Pathology Collection in the Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Crace, Canberra.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Liasis fuscus Peters, 1873 [BOIDAE] Water Python (in lung)).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2012 | 13-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 14-Feb-2012 | ADDED |