Parasite life-cycle studies: a plea to resurrect an old parasitological tradition

I Blasco-Costa, R Poulin - Journal of helminthology, 2017 - cambridge.org
Many helminth taxa have complex life cycles, involving different life stages infecting different
host species in a particular order to complete a single generation. Although the broad …

The occurrence of Anisakis spp. in Australian waters: past, present, and future trends

S Shamsi - Parasitology Research, 2021 - Springer
As one of the world's megadiverse countries, Australian biodiversity is vital for global
biodiversity. Nematodes belonging to the genus Anisakis (family Anisakidae) are an …

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

SC Cutmore, RD Corner, TH Cribb - International Journal for Parasitology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Species of Transversotrema Witenberg, 1944 (Transversotrematidae) occupy a
unique ecological niche for the Trematoda, living externally under the scales of their teleost …

A paradigm for the recognition of cryptic trematode species in tropical Indo-west Pacific fishes: the problematic genus Preptetos (Trematoda: Lepocreadiidae)

RA Bray, SC Cutmore, TH Cribb - International Journal for Parasitology, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular data have transformed approaches to trematode taxonomy by providing objective
evidence for the delineation of species. However, although the data are objective, the …

What's in a name? Taxonomic and gender biases in the etymology of new species names

R Poulin, C McDougall… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As our inventory of Earth's biodiversity progresses, the number of species given a Latin
binomial name is also growing. While the coining of species names is bound by rules, the …

A world of taxonomic pain: cryptic species, inexplicable host-specificity, and host-induced morphological variation among species of Bivesicula Yamaguti, 1934 …

TH Cribb, RA Bray, JL Justine, J Reimer, P Sasal… - Parasitology, 2022 - cambridge.org
The taxonomy of species of Bivesicula Yamaguti, 1934 is analysed for samples from
holocentrid, muraenid and serranid fishes from Japan, Ningaloo Reef (Western Australia) …

Two known and one new species of Proctoeces from Australian teleosts: variable host-specificity for closely related species identified through multi-locus molecular …

NQX Wee, TH Cribb, RA Bray, SC Cutmore - Parasitology International, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Species of Proctoeces Odhner, 1911 (Trematoda: Fellodistomidae) have been
reported from a wide range of marine animals globally. Members of the genus tend to lack …

The state of fish parasite discovery and taxonomy: a critical assessment and a look forward

R Poulin, B Presswell, F Jorge - International Journal for Parasitology, 2020 - Elsevier
Efforts to find and characterise new parasite species in fish hosts are crucial not just to
complete our inventory of Earth's biodiversity, but also to monitor and mitigate disease …

Poor geographical match between the distributions of host diversity and parasite discovery effort

F Jorge, R Poulin - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Map** global parasite diversity is crucial to identify geographical hotspots of emerging
disease, and guide public health and conservation efforts. In principle, assuming a bottom …

Transversotrema Witenberg, 1944 (Trematoda: Transversotrematidae) from inshore fishes of Australia: description of a new species and significant range extensions …

SC Cutmore, BK Diggles, TH Cribb - Systematic Parasitology, 2016 - Springer
Four transversotrematid trematodes are reported from commercial teleost species in
Australian waters. Transversotrema hunterae n. sp. is described from three species of …