Species Staphylorchis cymatodes (Johnston, 1913)

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• Petalodistomum cymatodes Johnston, S.J. 1913. On some Queensland Trematodes, with anatomical observations and descriptions of new species and genera. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 59: 361-400 [392].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM, Townsville, Queensland.

  Type host:

   Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) [DASYATIDAE]
• Staphylorchis gigas Samuel, M. 1952. A new species of coelomic trematode of the genus Staphylorchis from the tiger shark Galeocerdo tigrinus from Indian waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences 36: 169-179.
• Staphylorchis parisi Crusz, H. 1957. A new anaporrhutine trematode, Staphylorchis parisi sp. nov., from the shark, Scoliodon walbeehmi. Ceylon Journal of Science (B) 25: 193-195.
• Staphylorchis scoliodonii Mehra, H.R. 1960. On a new trematode Staphylorchis scoliodonii n. sp. (Family Gorgoderidae Looss, 1901; Subfamily Anaporrhutinae Looss, 1901) from South Indian shark Scoliodon sorrakowah with a phylogenetic discussion and classification of the family. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Biological Sciences 30: 143-165.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Travassos, L. 1922. Contibuicoes para o conhecimento da fauna helminthological brasiliera. XVII. Gorgoderidae brasileiras . 15:. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 15: 220-234
• Cutmore, S.C., Bennett, M.B. & Cribb, T.H. 2010. Staphylorchis cymatodes (Gorgoderidae Anaporrhutinae) from carcharhiniform, orectolobiform and myliobatiform elasmobranchs of Australasia: Low host specificity, wide distribution and morphological plasticity. Parasitology International 59: 579-586

Generic Combinations

• Staphylorchis cymatodes (Johnston, 1913).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: parasitic (host(s): Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) [DASYATIDAE] Blue-spotted Stingray; Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838 [HEMISCYLLIIDAE] Brownbanded Bambooshark; Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) [SPHYRNIDAE] Scalloped Hammerhead; Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Silky Shark; Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Spot-tail Shark; Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Tiger Shark).

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