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Species Taeniacanthus brayae Tang, Uyeno & Nagasawa, 2011

  • Taeniacanthus brayae Tang, Uyeno & Nagasawa, 2011.
    Type data:
     Holotype AM P65291 , Boot Reef, Coral Sea.
    Paratype(s) AM P69674 1 , Boot Reef, Coral Sea; AM P69675 1 , Boot Reef, Coral Sea; AM P69676 1 , Boot Reef, Coral Sea.
    Type host:
     Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleecker) [Monacanthidae]

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Also found: Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea


Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleecker) [MONACANTHIDAE] Filefish).

Extra Ecological Information

Attachment site: Orbit of Filefish sp.

Associated Fauna References

Tang, D., Uyeno, D. & Nagasawa, K. 2011. Parasitic copepods of the family Taeniacanthidae (Crustacea) from triggerfishes (Teleostei, Balistidae) and filefishes (Teleostei, Monacanthidae) collected in the Indo-West Pacific region, with descriptions of two new species of Taeniacanthus Sumpf, 1871. Zootaxa 3103: 33-56 [55] (Pervagor melanocephalus)

 

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)
26-Jun-2023 COPEPODA H. Milne Edwards, 1840 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
26-Jun-2023 POECILOSTOMATOIDA Thorell, 1859 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
30-Apr-2012 ADDED