Species Cirracanthus monacanthi (Yamaguti, 1939)
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [34]
Generic Combinations
- Taeniacanthus monacanthi Yamaguti, 1939. —
Shiino, S.M. 1959. Sammlung der parasitischen Copepoden in der Präfectur Universität von Mie. Report of the Faculty of Fisheries of the Prefectural University of Mie 3(2): 334-374, figs 1-17 [372]
Yamaguti, S. 1963. Parasitic Copepoda and Branchiura of Fishes. New York : Wiley Interscience 1104 pp. [21] - Cirracanthus monacanthi (Yamaguti, 1939). —
Dojiri, M. & Cressey, R.F. 1987. Revision of the Taeniacanthidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on fishes and sea urchins. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 447: i-iv, 1-250, figs 1-166 [153]
Dojiri, M. & Ho, J.S. 1987. Copepods of the Taeniacanthidae (Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on fishes of Japan. Report of the Sado Marine Biological Station, Niigata University. Report of the Sado Marine Biological Station, Niigata University 17: 33-42, figs 1-5 [42]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Port Stephens (NSW), Lake Macquarie (NSW), White Bay (NSW), Port Hacking (NSW), off Sydney (NSW), Manly (NSW), Iluka (NSW), Melville Island (NT), North Cape Wessels (NT), Lizard Island area (QLD), Booby Island (at the tip of Cape York Peninsula, QLD. This island in the Torres Strait, 32 km west of Thursday Island and 23 kmwest of Prince of Wales Island), Island Head Entrance (QLD), Fraser Island (QLD), Point Quobba (WA), Shark Bay (WA), Exmouth Gulf (WA), Cockburn Sound (WA), Learmonth (WA), Lacepede Island (WA), Bomparte Archipelago (WA), NW Bassett-Smith Shoals (WA) and the Arafua Sea
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution 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 [34-35]
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): [MONACANTHIDAE] Filefish).
Extra Ecological Information
Found attached to the branchial cavity wall of Filefish spp.
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 [54] ([MONACANTHIDAE] Filefish)
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 | |
| 30-Apr-2012 | ADDED |