Species Temnosewellia neqae (Cannon, 1993)
- Temnocephala neqae Cannon, L.R.G. 1993. New temnocephalans (Platyhelminthes): ectosymbionts of freshwater crabs and shrimps. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 17-40.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL14518 (ex gills Macrobrachium rosenbergii, coll. J. Short, xi.1981, wholemount), Mitchell River at Mount Carbine, Queensland, Australia [16°32'S 145°08'E].
Paratype(s) QM GL14519, 14525-6 (ex gills Macrobrachium rosenbergii, coll. J. Short, xi.1981, wholemount and sections), Mitchell River at Mount Carbine, Queensland, Australia [16°32'S 145°08'E].Type host:
Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) [PALAEMONIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Temnosewellia neqae (Cannon, 1993). —
Damborenea, M.C. & Cannon, L.R.G. 2001. On neotropical Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes). Journal of Natural History 35: 1103-1118
Introduction
Specimens of T. neqae were recovered from the gills of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879) (Cannon 1993).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mitchell River, near Mount Carbine, Queensland, Australia.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Sibraa, L., Barton, D. & Shamsi, S. 2022. Occurrence of Temnocephalidae flatworms in Australia. Journal of Natural History 55(45–46): 2879–2907
History of changes
| 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 | 06-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | "TURBELLARIA" | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | "TURBELLARIA" | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall Dr Alberto Venchi |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 18-Sep-2012 | MOVED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED |