Species Pearsonellum pygmaeus Nolan & Cribb, 2004
- Pearsonellum pygmaeus Nolan, M.J. & Cribb, T.H. 2004. Two new blood flukes (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from Epinephelinae (Perciformes: Serranidae) of the Pacific Ocean. Parasitology International 53: 327-335.
Type data:
Holotype QM G 222640, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E].
Paratype(s) QM G 222641, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°26'S, 151°54'E].Type host:
Cromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) [SERRANIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Chromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) [SERRANIDAE] Barramundi Cod; Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) [SERRANIDAE] Longfin Rockcod).
Associated Fauna References
Cutmore, S.C. & Cribb, T.H. 2022. New collections of blood flukes (Aporocotylidae) from fishes of the tropical Indo-west Pacific, including a new genus, two new species and molecular evidence that Elaphrobates chaetodontis (Yamaguti, 1970) is widespread in the region. Parasitology International 88 [12] (Epinephelus quoyanus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | TREMATODA | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | TREMATODA | 30-Nov-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 20-May-2023 | SCHISTOSOMATOIDEA Stiles & Hassall, 1898 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee |
| 20-May-2023 | APOROCOTYLIDAE Odhner, 1912 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TREMATODA | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | TREMATODA | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIGENEA Carus, 1863 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIPLOSTOMIDA Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIPLOSTOMIDA Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 24-Feb-2012 | ADDED |