Species Choanocotyle elegans Jue Sue & Platt, 1998
- Choanocotyle elegans Jue Sue, L. & Platt, T.R. 1998. Description and life-cycle of two new species of Choanocotyle n. g. (Trematoda: Plagiorchiida), parasites of Australian freshwater turtles, and the erection of the family Choanocotylidae. Systematic Parasitology 41: 47–61.
Type data:
Holotype QM G213983, Lake Manchester, Queensland, Australia [27°29'S, 152°46'E].
Paratype(s) QM G213984–G213987, same data as Holotype.Type host:
Chelodina expansa Gray, 1857 [CHELIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Glyptophysa gibbosa (A. Gould, 1847) [PLANORBIDAE] Freshwater snail; Emydura macquarii (Gray, 1830) [CHELIDAE] Murray river turtle; Limnodynastes peronii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) [LIMNODYNASTIDAE] Striped marsh frog).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | TREMATODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 07-Feb-2024 | TREMATODA | 01-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| TREMATODA | 24-Aug-2023 | ADDED |