Species Thaumatocotyle australensis (Beverley-Burton & Williams, 1989)
- Merizocotyle australensis Beverley-Burton, M. & Williams, A. 1989. Merizocotyle icopae sp. nov., and Thaumatocotyle australensis, sp. nov. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from the nasal cavities of rajiform elasmobranchs from the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Zoology 37: 25-35 [Chisholm, Wheeler & Beverley-Burton (1995) synonimised Thaumatocotyle with Merizocotyle].
Type data:
Holotype QM GL4933, Heron Island, Great Barier Reef.
Paratype(s) USNPC 79689 4, Heron Island, Qld; QM GL4934-7 3, Heron Island, Great Barier Reef; NMC NMCP1987 2186-8 3, Heron Island, Great Barier Reef.Type host:
Himantura uarnak (Forsskål, 1775) [DASYATIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Thaumatocotyle australensis (Beverley-Burton & Williams, 1989). —
Kritsky, D.C. & Chisholm, L.A. 2020. Monocotylids (Monogenoidea) infecting elasmobranchs in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, with descriptions of Calicotyle cutmorei n. sp. (Calicotylinae) and Dendromonocotyle raiae n. sp. (Monocotylinae). Systematic Parasitology 2020 97: 569-589 [578]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island (QLD); Buffalo Creek, Darwin (NT).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Definitive: ectoparasitic (host(s): Maculabatis toshi (Whitley, 1939) [DASYATIDAE] Brown Whipray; Himantura fai Jordan & Seale, 1906 [DASYATIDAE] Pink Whipray ((= H. uarnak; see Whittington & Last, 1994)); Himantura uarnak (Forsskål, 1775) [DASYATIDAE] Reticulate Whipray).
Associated Fauna References
Kritsky, D.C. & Chisholm, L.A. 2020. Monocotylids (Monogenoidea) infecting elasmobranchs in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, with descriptions of Calicotyle cutmorei n. sp. (Calicotylinae) and Dendromonocotyle raiae n. sp. (Monocotylinae). Systematic Parasitology 2020 97: 569-589 (Maculabatis toshi)
General References
Chisholm, L.A., Wheeler, T.A. & Beverley-Burton, M. 1995. A phylogenetic analysis and revised classification of the Monocotylidae Taschenberg, 1879 (Monogenea). Systematic Parasitology 32: 159-191 (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)
Whittington, I.D. & Last, P.R. 1994. Himantura fai Jordan & Seale (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatididae), from Heron Island and its monogenean parasite fauna. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35: 285-289
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2023 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Storm Martin |
| 05-Aug-2022 | MONOCOTYLIDEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-Nov-2018 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 27-Jul-2017 | MONOGENEA | 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 11-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED |