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Species Hepatoxylon megacephalum (Rudolphi, 1819)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia


drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast, S Gulfs coast

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Squatina australis Regan, 1906 [SQUATINIDAE] Australian Angelshark (intermediate host); Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Dusky Whaler (intermediate host); Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) [TRIAKIDAE] School Shark (intermediate host); Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881) [SQUALIDAE] Spikey Dogfish (intermediate host)), endoparasitic (host(s): Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) [LAMNIDAE] White Shark (definitive host)).

 

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)
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