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Genus Trichodina Ehrenberg, 1830

Introduction

Unidentified species recorded throughout Australia and Australian coastal waters.

 

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)

IMCRA

Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)

Ecological Descriptors

Symbiotic (host(s): Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 [CORYPHAENIDAE] Dolphin Fish, Mahi Mahi (gills); Gerres subfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830) [GERREIDAE] Silver Biddy (syn. G. ovatus; gills); Hypseleotris klunzingeri (Ogilby, 1898) [ELEOTRIDAE] Western Carp Gudgeon (skin, gills); Sillago ciliata Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 [SILLAGINIDAE] Sand Whiting (gills); Tetractenos glaber (Freminville, 1813) [TETRAODONTIDAE] Smooth Toadfish (gills); Carassius auratus Linnaeus, 1758 [CYPRINIDAE] Golden Carp, Goldfish (syn. Cyprinus auratus; gills); Choerodon venustus De Vis, 1884 [LABRIDAE] Venus Tuskfish (gills); Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [KYPHOSIDAE] Luderick, Blackfish (gills); Maccullochella peeli Mitchell, 1838 [PERCICHTHYIDAE] Murray Cod (syn. Acerina peeli; skin, gills); Macquaria australasica Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 [PERCICHTHYIDAE] Macquarie Perch, Silvereye (skin, gills); Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830) [POMACENTRIDAE] Black Damsel; Oxyeleotris lineolatus (Steindachner, 1867) [ELEOTRIDAE] Sleepy Cod; Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) [SPARIDAE] Tarwhine (gills); Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 [SALMONIDAE] Atlantic Salmon (gills); Cnidoglanis macrocephalus Valenciennes, 1840 [PLOTOSIDAE] Estuarine Catfish (gills); Gambusia holbrooki (Girard, 1859) [POECILIIDAE] Eastern Gambusia (gills); Atherinomorus capricornensis (Woodland, 1961) [ATHERINIDAE] Capricorn Hardyhead; Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) [CENTROPOMIDAE] Barramundi, Giant Perch (gills); Maccullochella macquariensis (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) [PERCICHTHYIDAE] Trout Cod (syn. M. mitchelli, Gryptes macquariensis; skin, gills); Macquaria ambigua (Richardson, 1845) [PERCICHTHYIDAE] Golden Perch, Callop, Yellow-belly (syn. Plectroplites ambiguus; skin, gills); Salmo gairdneri Richardson, 1836 [SALMONIDAE] Rainbow Trout (syn. S. irideus; gills); Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1797) [SIGANIDAE] Dusky Rabbitfish (gills); Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838) [TERAPONIDAE] Silver Perch, Tcheri (skin, gills); Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) [BUFONIDAE] Marine Toad, Cane Toad (skin (tadpoles), intestines)).

 

General References

Callinan, R.B. 1988. Diseases of Australian natives fishes. in Fish Diseases. Refresher Course forVeterinarians. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science : Sydney. pp. 459-472

Copland, J.W. & Grey, D.L. (ed.) 1987. International Workshop on Management of Wild and Cultured Sea bass/barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Darwin.

Delvinquier, B.L.J. & Freeland, W.J. 1988. Protozoan parasites of the cane toad, Bufo marinus, in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 36: 301-316

Langdon, J.S. 1988. Diseases of introduced Australian fish in Fish Diseases. Refresher Course for Veterinarians. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. pp. 225-276

Langdon, J.S. 1991. Diseases of mahi mahi or common dolphin fish, Coryphaena hippurus, in Australia. Fisheries Research Bulletin of Western Australia 29: 1-17

Lester, R.J.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1989. Checklist of parasites from Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Zoology 37: 101-128

Lom, J., Rohde, K., & Dykova, I. 1992. Studies on protozoan parasite of Australian fishes I. New species of the genera Coccomyxa Leger et Hesse. 1907, Ortholinea Shulman, 1962 and Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa, Myxosporea). Folia Parasitologica. Prague 39: 289-306

Munday, B.L., Lange, K., Foster, C., Lester, R.J.G. & Handlinger, J. 1993. Amoebic gill disease of sea-caged salmonids in Tasmanian waters. Tasmanian Fisheries Bulletin 28: 14-19

O'Donoghue, P.J. 1997. Protozoan parasites of wildlife in south-east Queensland. pp. 119-136 in Tribe, A. (ed.). Proceedings of the 1997 Conference of the Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists. Brisbane : Australian Veterinary Association.

Owens, L., Glazebrook, J.S., Ladds, P.W. & Campbell, R.S.F. 1988. Disease in tropical mariculture in Australia. pp. 375-416 in Fish diseases. Refresher course for veterinarians. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney.

Reddacliff, G.L. 1985. Diseases of Aquarium Fishes. A Practical Guide for the Australian Veterinarian. Veterinary Review No. 25 (Post Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney).

Rowland, S.J. & Ingram, B.A. 1991. Diseases of Australian native freshwater fishes with particular emphasis on the ectoparasitic and fungal diseases of Murray cod (Maccullochella peeli), golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) and silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus). Fisheries Bulletin 4, N.S.W. Dept. Agric. & Fisheries.

Speare, R. 1990. A review of the diseases of the cane toad, Bufo marinus, with comments on biological control. Australian Wildlife Research 17: 387-410

 

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)
02-Jul-2014 INTRAMACRONUCLEATA Lynn, 1996 03-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
18-Mar-2014 18-Mar-2014 MOVED
26-Jul-2012 26-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
23-Aug-2011 ADDED