Species Zschokkella leptatherinae Su & White, 1995

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• Zschokkella leptatherinae Su, X-Q. & White, R.W.G. 1995. A new myxosporean, Zschokkella leptatherinae n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxidiidae), from the hepatic ducts and gall-bladder of Australian marine fishes. Systematic Parasitology 32: 125-129.

  Type data:

   Holotype TMAG K1310, Dru Point, Margate, Tasmania
  Comment: Paratypes (300367, 400038 and 100061) are in collection of senior author.

Distribution

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IMCRA

Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Kestratherina esox (Klunzinger, 1872) [ATHERINIDAE] Pike Head Hardyhead (liver, gall bladder); Kestratherina brevirostris (Pavlov et al., 1988) [ATHERINIDAE] Short Snout Hardyhead (liver, gall bladder); Leptatherina presbyteroides (Richardson, 1843) [ATHERINIDAE] Silver Fish (liver, gall bladder); Atherinosoma microstoma (Günther, 1861) [ATHERINIDAE] Small Mouth Hardyhead (liver, gall bladder); Kestratherina hepsetoides (Richardson, 1843) [ATHERINIDAE] Small Scale Hardyhead (liver, gall bladder)).

Associated Fauna References

Su, X-Q. & White, R.W.G. 1995. A new myxosporean, Zschokkella leptatherinae n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxidiidae), from the hepatic ducts and gall-bladder of Australian marine fishes. Systematic Parasitology 32: 125-129 (Kestratherina brevirostris; Kestratherina esox; Atherinosoma microstoma; Kestratherina hepsetoides; Leptatherina presbyteroides)

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