Species Craspedella spenceri Haswell, 1893
- Craspedella spenceri Haswell, W.A. 1893. A monograph of the Temnocephaleae. Macleay Memorial Volume of Linnean Society of New South Wales (Sydney) 96: 93-152.
Type data:
Neotype QM GL18489 (ex branchial chamber Cherax destructor; coll. K. Sewell & S. Sewell, 24.x.1992; wholemount), Condamine River, near Warwick, southern Queensland, Queensland, Australia [28°11.39'S 151°57.50'E].Type host:
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 [PARASTACIDAE]
Introduction
Cannon & Sewell (1995) provided a comprehensive redescription of C. spenceri; the types of this species are believed lost and these authors designated a neotype.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Unspecified location, Australia; ex branchial cavity Cherax bicarinatus (Gray, 1845) (record as Astacopsis bicarinatus). See Haswell (1893).
New South Wales, Australia; ex branchial cavity Cherax bicarinatus (Gray, 1845) (record as Paracherops bicarinatus Gray). See Schaefer (1971).
Murray-Darling river system, Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; ex branchial chamber Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 and Cherax depressus Riek, 1951. See Cannon & Sewell (1995).
New South Wales, Australia; ex branchial cavity Cherax bicarinatus (Gray, 1845) (record as Paracherops bicarinatus Gray). See Joffe et. al. (1997).
Distribution References
- Cannon, L.R.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1995. Craspedinellinae Baer, 1931 (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) ectosymbionts from the branchial chamber of Australian crayfish (Crustacea: Parastacidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38: 397-418
- Haswell, W.A. 1893. A monograph of the Temnocephaleae. Macleay Memorial Volume of Linnean Society of New South Wales (Sydney) 96: 93-152 [142]
- Joffe, B.I., Solovei, I.V., Watson, N.A. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1997. Structure and evolution of the pharynx in the Temnocephalida (Platyhelminthes). Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 205-226
- Schaefer, C.W. 1971. Observations on temnocephalid hosts and distributions. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 9: 139-143
- Sibraa, L., Barton, D. & Shamsi, S. 2022. Occurrence of Temnocephalidae flatworms in Australia. Journal of Natural History 55(45–46): 2879–2907
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: parasitic (host(s): Cherax depressus Riek, 1951 [PARASTACIDAE]).
General References
Cannon, L.R.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1995. Craspedinellinae Baer, 1931 (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) ectosymbionts from the branchial chamber of Australian crayfish (Crustacea: Parastacidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38: 397-418
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 13-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 28-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |