Species Pterastericola sprenti Cannon, 1986
- Pterastericola sprenti Cannon, L.R.G. 1986. The Pterastericolidae: Parasitic Turbellarians from Starfish. pp. 15-32 in Cremin, M., Dobson, C. & Moorhouse, D.E. (eds). Parasite Lives. Papers on Parasites, their hosts and their Associations. To Honour J. F. A. Sprent. St. Lucia : University of Queensland Press.
Type data:
Holotype QM GL1600 (ex caecal pockets Ophidiaster granifer, coll. L. Cannon, 10.xii.1981, wholemount), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) QM GL1601-7 (ex caecal pockets Ophidiaster granifer, coll. L. Cannon, 10.xii.1981, wholemounts and sections), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Introduction
Specimens of P. sprenti were first recorded from the caecal pockets of the grained sea star, Ophidiaster granifer Lütken, 1871, from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; from starfish (ex Ophidiaster granifer). See Cannon (1986).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2024 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |