Species Temnosewellia punctata Cannon & Sewell, 2001
- Temnosewellia punctata Cannon, L.R.G. & Sewell, K.B. 2001. A review of Temnosewellia (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) ectosymbionts of Cherax (Crustacea: Parastacidae) in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 385-399.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL18857 (ex carapace Cherax cf. quinquecarinatus, from creek, coll. L. Cannon & K. Sewell, 23.i.1992, wholemount), Carbunup River, 2 km north of Carpunup, Western Australia, Australia [33°40.8'S 115°1.8'E].
Paratype(s) QM GL18858-61 (ex carapace Cherax cf. quinquecarinatus, from creek, coll. L. Cannon & K. Sewell, 23.i.1992, wholemounts and longitudinal sections), Carbunup River, 2 km north of Carpunup, Western Australia, Australia [33°40.8'S 115°1.8'E].Type host:
Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gray in Eyre, 1845) [PARASTACIDAE]
Introduction
Specimens of T. punctata were recovered from species of Cherax in southwestern Australia (Cannon & Sewell 2001).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southwestern Western Australia, Australia; ex carapace Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 and Cherax cf. quinquecarinatus (Gray, 1845).
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: ectosymbiotic (host(s): Cherax tenuimanus (Smith, 1912) [PARASTACIDAE]).
General References
Cannon, L.R.G. & Sewell, K.B. 2001. A review of Temnosewellia (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) ectosymbionts of Cherax (Crustacea: Parastacidae) in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 385-399
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 14-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 24-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 18-Sep-2012 | MOVED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED |