trematodes

Morphological constraint obscures richness: a mitochondrial exploration of cryptic richness in Transversotrema (Trematoda: Transversotrematidae).

Scott C. Cutmore (Queensland Museum); Richard D. Corner (The University of Queensland); Thomas H. Cribb (The University of Queensland). Species of Transversotrema Witenberg, 1944 (Transversotrematidae) occupy a unique ecological niche for the Trematoda, living externally under the scales of their teleost hosts. Previous studies of the genus have been impeded partly by limited variation in ribosomal DNA sequence […]

Morphological constraint obscures richness: a mitochondrial exploration of cryptic richness in Transversotrema (Trematoda: Transversotrematidae). Read More »

An enigmatic snapper parasite (Trematoda: Cryptogonimidae) found in an unexpected host.

Helen Armstrong (Murdoch University); Storm Martin (Murdoch University); Alan Lymbery (Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University); Scott Cutmore (Queensland Museum). The Cryptogonimidae are a group within the Trematoda that have a three host life-cycle: snail, fish, fish. The previously known final fish hosts of cryptogonimids have been larger reef associated fish such as snapper (Lutjanids), likely due

An enigmatic snapper parasite (Trematoda: Cryptogonimidae) found in an unexpected host. Read More »

What has the ABRS done for fish trematodes lately? (Plenty).

Thomas H. Cribb (The University of Queensland and Queensland Museum); Scott C. Cutmore (Queensland Museum); Storm B. Martin (Murdoch University); Terrence L. Miller (Queensland Museum); Nicholas Q.-X. Wee (Queensland Museum); Rodney A. Bray (Natural History Museum, London). Australia’s 5,750 fish species harbour many groups of parasites which, together, certainly far exceed the richness of their hosts.

What has the ABRS done for fish trematodes lately? (Plenty). Read More »

Calibrating biogeographical expectations for richness of trematode flatworms parasitic in coral reef fishes.

Storm B. Martin (Murdoch University); Scott C. Cutmore (Queensland Museum); Thomas H. Cribb (The University of Queensland). The Trematoda are obligate endoparasitic flatworms at their richest and most diverse in marine teleost fishes. Biogeographic understanding for fish trematodes remains rudimentary and is perhaps the greatest impediment to furthering evolutionary insight and estimating the true richness of

Calibrating biogeographical expectations for richness of trematode flatworms parasitic in coral reef fishes. Read More »

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