Species Stillabothrium lunae Ruhnke, Aguilar & Reyda, 2022
- Stillabothrium lunae Ruhnke, T.R., Pommelle, C.P., Aguilar, D., Hudson, H. & Reyda, F.B. 2022. Two new species of Stillabothrium (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from stingrays from Northern Australia and one new combination. Journal of Parasitology 108(2): 166–179.Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:AF7E0704- B792-4AFD-BC27-317D118CBE31
Type data:
Holotype QM G239543, Arafura Sea, east of Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Australia [11°17'44''S, 136°59'48''E].
Paratype(s) LRP 10803–10807, same data as Holotype; USNM 1661760–1661763, same data as Holotype; QM G239544–G239546, same data as Holotype.Type host:
Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2008 [DASYATIDAE] Leopard whipray
Introduction
Reported as Rhinebothriinae New genus 3 n. sp. 5 in Healy et al. (2009), Caira et al. (2014), Ruhnke et al. (2015) and Marques & Caira (2016).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
General References
Caira, J.N., Jensen, K., Waeschenbach, A., Olson, P.D. & Littlewood, D.T.J. 2014. Orders out of chaos — molecular phylogenetics reveals the complexity of shark and stingray tapeworm relationships. International Journal for Parasitology 44: 55-73
Healy, C. J., Caira, Jensen, K., Webster, B.L. & Littlewood, D.T.J. 2009. Proposal for a new tapeworm order, Rhinebothriidea. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 497-511
Marques, F.P.L. & Caira, J.N. 2016. Pararhinebothroides—Neither the sister-taxon of Rhinebothroides nor a valid genus. Journal of Parasitology 102(2): 249–259
Ruhnke, T.R., Caira, J.N. & Cox, A. 2015. The cestode order Rhinebothriidea no longer family-less: A molecular phylogenetic investigation with erection of two new families and description of eight new species of Anthocephalum. Zootaxa 3904(1): 51-81
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESTODA | 10-May-2023 | ADDED |