Heteromicrocotyla australiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mazocraeidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Platyzoa
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Subphylum: Rhabditophora
Superclassis: Neodermata
Classis: Monogenea
Subclassis: Polyopisthocotylea
Ordo: Mazocraeidea

Familia: Heteromicrocotylidae
Genus: Heteromicrocotyla
Species: Heteromicrocotyla australiensis

Name

Heteromicrocotyla australiensis Rohde, 1977

  • Type-host: Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Carangidae, Perciformes, Teleostei) (designated as Carangoides emburyi)
  • Other host: Carangoides gymnostethus
  • Type locality: Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
  • Other localities: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; off Nouméa, New Caledonia
  • Habitat: gills

References

Primary references

  • Rohde, K. 1977: Habitat partitioning in Monogenea of marine fishes. Heteromicrocotyla australiensis, sp. nov. and Heteromicrocotyloides mirabilis, gen. and sp. nov. (Heteromicrocotylidae) on the gills of Carangoides emburyi (Carangidae) on the Great Barrier Reef. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde, 53, 171-182. DOI: 10.1007/BF00380462
  • Lester, R.J.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1989: Checklist of parasites from Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Zoology, 37, 101–128. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9890101
  • Barton, D.P., Beaufrère, C., Justine, J.-L. & Whittington, I. D. 2009. Polyopisthocotylean monogeneans from carangid fishes off Queensland, Australia and New Caledonia, with a description of Heteromicrocotyloides megaspinosus sp. nov. Acta Parasitologica 54: 205-217. DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0038-y Reference page. 
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