Species Transversotrema daphnidis Cutmore, Corner & Cribb, 2023
- Transversotrema daphnidis Cutmore, S.C., Corner, R.D. & Cribb, T.H. 2023. Morphological constraint obscures richness: a mitochondrial exploration of cryptic richness in Transversotrema (Trematoda: Transversotrematidae). International Journal for Parasitology In press.Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:DECC34FF-7B54-426AB1F6-1D18EEEA4017
Type data:
Holotype QM G240702, Off Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia [14°40'S, 145°27'E].
Paratype(s) QM G240703–G240705, same data as Holotype.Type host:
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) [MULLIDAE]
Introduction
Transversotrema daphnidis was previously reported as Transversotrema sp. E by Hunter et al. (2012), who illustrated but did not formally describe the species due to a lack of morphological material.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: endoparasitic (host(s): Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831) [MULLIDAE] Two-banded goatfish; Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802) [MULLIDAE] Whitesaddle goatfish; Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801) [MULLIDAE] Yellowstripe goatfish).