Thrinascotrema brisbanica Jue Sue et Platt, 1999

Type host:

Saw-Shelled Turtle, Myuchelys latisternum (Gray 1867)

Localities

Type locality: Lake Manchester, 30 km west of Brisbane, Australia (27°29’S, 152°46’ E).

Other localities: Bell Creek, King Leopold Ranges Conservation Reserve, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, 17° 10.159’S, 125° 21.521’E; King River Pool, King River, Kimberley Region, Western Australia 15° 39.770’S, 128° 05.237’E; Miner’s Pool, Drysdale Station, Drysdale River, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, 15° 40.810’S, 126° 24.270’E.

Type specimens:

Holotype: Queensland Museum (QM) no. QM G215041. Paratypes: QM no. QM G215042-G215044 (3 paratypes, whole mounts); QM G215045.

Description (from Jue Sue and Platt, 1999)

To be added

Illustrations

Thrinascotrema brisbanica. 1. Adult, ventral (holotype). 2. Female reproductive system, dorsal (free-hand from flattened, live worm). 3. Anterior end, median sagittal section through oral sucker and pharynx. 4. Posterior end, dorsal; showing subterminal excretory pore opening into spiny pocket. Scale-bars: 1, 3, 100 m; 2, 200 m. Abbreviations: CP, cirrus-pouch; ExB, excretory bladder; ExP, excretory pore; FglD, frontal gland ducts; FglO, frontal gland duct openings; LC, Laurer’s canal; LCO, opening of Laurer’s canal; LVD, lateral vitelline duct; MGl, Mehlis’ gland; Oes, oesophagus; Ov, ovary; Ovc, ovicapt; Ovd, oviduct; PCD, primary collecting duct; S, spines; SR, seminal receptacle; T, testes; Ut, uterus; Vit, vitelline follicles; VR, vitelline reservoir.(from Jue Sue et Platt, 1999)

Thrinascotrema brisbanica. A. Holotype. B. Paratype.

Authors: Vasyl V. Tkach, Scott D. Snyder, Yuriy Kuzmin