Species Floriceps saccatus Cuvier, 1817
- Floriceps saccatus Cuvier, G. 1817. Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base à l'Histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie comparée. Paris : Fortin, Masson et. Co. Vol. 6. [190].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A2 R. No. 1126., not indicated.Type host:
Mola mola Linnaeus, 1758 [MOLIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution: cosmopolitan.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 [DIODONTIDAE] Spotted Porcupinefish (intermediate host)).
General References
Lester, R.J.G. & Sewell, K.B. 1990. Checklist of parasites from Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Zoology 37: 101-128 (Australian record)
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 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Nicholas Wee (ABRS) |
| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TRYPANORHYNCHA Diesing, 1863 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED |