Species Taeniacanthus kiemae Tang, 2011
- Taeniacanthus kiemae Tang, 2011.
Type data:
Holotype NTM Cr014995 ♀, Australia, Northern Territory, Field Island.
Paratype(s) NTM Cr014992 1 ♂, Australia, Northern Territory, Field Island; NTM Cr014993 1 ♀, damaged, Australia, Northern Territory, Field Island.Type host:
Marilyna meraukensis (de Beaufort) [Tetraodontidae]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Arm, Darwin Harbour (NT), Field Island (NT), WIldman River (NT), West Aligator Head (NT), Broome (WA), Kalumburu Mission (WA)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Marilyna meraukensis (de Beaufort) [TETRAODONTIDAE] Pufferfish; Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau) [TETRAODONTIDAE] Pufferfish).
Extra Ecological Information
Copepods found collected from the branchial cavity wall of two species of Pufferfish
Associated Fauna References
Tang, D. 2011. A new species of Taeniacanthus (Copepoda: Taeniacanthidae) parasitic on two pufferfish species, Marilyna meraukensis and M. darwinii (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae), from Australia. Folia Parasitologica. Prague 58(3): 233-239 [238] (Marilyna darwinii; Marilyna meraukensis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | COPEPODA H. Milne Edwards, 1840 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jun-2023 | POECILOSTOMATOIDA Thorell, 1859 | 01-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jun-2023 | 29-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Jun-2023 | 29-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Apr-2012 | ADDED |