Species Callitetrarhynchus gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819)
- Tetrarhynchus gracilis Rudolphi, C.A. 1819. Synopsis entozoorum cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Berolini : Augustus Rücker 811 pp. [132].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZMB 2211, Naples, Italy.Type host:
Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810) [SCOMBRIDAE]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital: cosmopolitan.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1850) [SCOMBRIDAE] Mackerel Tuna (intermediate host); Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw & Nodder, 1792) [ISTIOPHORIDAE] Sailfish (intermediate host); Sphyraena novaehollandiae Günther, 1860 [SPHYRAENIDAE] Snook (intermediate host); Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Southern Sand Flathead (intermediate host); Scomberomorus commerson (Lacépède, 1800) [SCOMBRIDAE] Spanish Mackerel (intermediate host); Scomberomorus munroi Collette & Russo, 1980 [SCOMBRIDAE] Spotted Mackerel (intermediate host); Arripis truttaceus (Cuvier, 1829) [ARRIPIDAE] Western Australian Salmon (intermediate host); Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832) [ISTIOPHORIDAE] Black Marlin (intermediate host); Makaira nigricans Lacépède, 1802 [ISTIOPHORIDAE] Blue Marlin (intermediate host); Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795) [SYNODONTIDAE] Common Saury (intermediate host); Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 [PLATYCEPHALIDAE] Dusky Flathead (intermediate host); Arripis trutta (Forster, 1801) [ARRIPIDAE] Eastern Australian Salmon (intermediate host); Pristipomoides multidens (Day, 1870) [LUTJANIDAE] Goldband Snapper (intermediate host)), endoparasitic (host(s): Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Pigeye Shark (definitive host); Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Blacktip Reef Shark (definitive host); Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Creek Whaler (definitive host); Dasyatis fluviorum Ogilby, 1908 [DASYATIDAE] Estuary Stingray (definitive host)).
General References
Beveridge, I. & Campbell, R.A. 1996. New records and descriptions of trypanorhynch cestodes from Australian fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 29: 1-22 (Auastralian records)
Prudhoe, S. 1969. Cestodes from fish, birds and whales. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B 8: 171-193 (Australian records)
History of changes
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| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TRYPANORHYNCHA Diesing, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |