Species Majalincola buthi Tang & Kalman, 2008
- Majalincola buthi Tang, D. & Kalman, J.E. 2008. A new genus and species of mesoparasitic ergasilid (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from brackish water pufferfishes collected in northern Australian waters. Systematic Parasitology 69(2): 89-99 [90].
Type data:
Holotype WAM C38272 1 late metamorphic ♀, in alcohol, Australia, Western Australia, Prince Regent River [15°38'S, 125°19'E]
Comment: 38 additional paratypes deposited at the WAM.Type locality references:
Tang, D. & Kalman, J.E. 2008. A new genus and species of mesoparasitic ergasilid (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from brackish water pufferfishes collected in northern Australian waters. Systematic Parasitology 69(2): 89-99 [90].Type host:
Marilyna meraukensis (de Beaufort) [Tetraodontidae]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Darbilla Creek (NT), Prince Regent River (WA), Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (WA)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau) [TETRAODONTIDAE] Pufferfish; Marilyna meraukensis (de Beaufort) [TETRAODONTIDAE] Pufferfish).
Extra Ecological Information
Mesoparasitic: found on the gills two species of Pufferfish
Associated Fauna References
Tang, D. & Kalman, J.E. 2008. A new genus and species of mesoparasitic ergasilid (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from brackish water pufferfishes collected in northern Australian waters. Systematic Parasitology 69(2): 89-99 [90] (Marilyna meraukensis; Marilyna darwinii)
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 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 26-Jun-2023 | COPEPODA H. Milne Edwards, 1840 | 26-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jun-2023 | POECILOSTOMATOIDA Thorell, 1859 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Apr-2012 | ADDED |