Choanocotyle elegans
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Platyzoa
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Subphylum: Rhabditophora
Superclassis: Neodermata
Classis: Trematoda
Subclassis: Digenea
Ordo: Plagiorchiida
Subordo: Xiphidiata
Superfamilia: Plagiorchioidea
Familia: Choanocotylidae
Genus: Choanocotyle
Species: Choanocotyle elegans
Name
[edit]Choanocotyle elegans Sue, 1998
- Definitive hosts: Chelodina expansa, Emydura macquarii (Testudines)
Intermediate hosts: Glyptophysa gibbosa (Gastropoda), Limnodynastes peronii (Amphibia), Cherax sp. (Decapoda)
Distribution
[edit]Australia
References
[edit]- Sue L.J., 1998. Description and life-cycle of two new species of Choanocotyle n. g. (Trematoda: Plagiorchiida), parasites of Australian freshwater turtles, and the erection of the family Choanocotylidae. Systematic Parasitology, September 1998, Volume 41, Issue 1, pages 47–61, DOI: 10.1023/A:1006074125118. Reference page. , page 48.
Links
[edit]- Choanocotyle elegans – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- Choanocotyle elegans – Taxon details on Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (uBio).