Species Ceratothoa imbricata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Oniscus imbricatus Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [241].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1979.403.1, New Zealand. - Ceratothoa huttoni Filhol, H. 1885. Mission de l'Ile Campbell. Rec. Vénus iii, pt 2 [Crustacea]. pp. 349-510 [446].
- Meinertia trillesi Avdeev, V.V. 1979. Parasitic isopods of the genus Meinertia from the Australian-New Zealand region. Biologia moria, Vladivostok 2: 48-54 [in Russian] [48].
Type data:
Holotype PRIV AGK 75028, Tasman Sea.
Paratype(s) PRIV APK 75029–41, Tasman Sea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Martin, M.B., Bruce, N.L. & Novak, B.F. 2015. Review of the fish-parasitic genus Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Australia, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 3963(3): 251–294 [272]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand. Australian distribution not known. Experts in this group do not agree as to which species names (Ceratothoa imbricata and Ceratothoa trigonocephala) are valid, and to which each published record should be ascribed.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843 [CARANGIDAE]), marine.
General References
Trilles, J.-P. 1973. Les Cymothoidae (Isopoda, Flabellifera) du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Étude critique accompagnée de précisions en particulieur sur la répartition géographique et l'écologique des differentes espèces représentées. I. Les Ceratothoinae Schioedte et Meinert, 1883. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 3, Zool. 91(70): 1231-1268 (list of Australian records as Meinertia imbricata (Fabricius, 1775))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 30-Aug-2016 | CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | ISOPODA Latreille, 1817 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CYMOTHOIDAE Leach, 1814 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Jun-2025 | MODIFIED |