WoRMS taxon details

Gnathia pantherina Smit & Basson, 2002

257202  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:257202)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Smit, N. J.; Basson, L. (2002). Gnathia pantherina sp n. (Crustacea: Isopda: Gnathiidae), a temporary ectoparasite of some elasmobranch species from souther Africa. <em>Folia Parasitologica (Ceske Budejovice).</em> 49(2): 137-184. [details]   
Note South Africa : Jeffreys Bay, 34°2.2'S,...  
From editor or global species database
type locality South Africa : Jeffreys Bay, 34°2.2'S, 24°56.5'E. [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. (Eds) (2024). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Gnathia pantherina Smit & Basson, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=257202 on 2024-04-23
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original description Smit, N. J.; Basson, L. (2002). Gnathia pantherina sp n. (Crustacea: Isopda: Gnathiidae), a temporary ectoparasite of some elasmobranch species from souther Africa. <em>Folia Parasitologica (Ceske Budejovice).</em> 49(2): 137-184. [details]   

basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
ecology Hosts : leopard catshark (Poroderma pantherinum), from gills, nares and buccal cavity; also from blackspotted electric ray (Torpedo fascomaculata) and puffadder shysharks (Haploblepharus edwardsii). [details]

type locality South Africa : Jeffreys Bay, 34°2.2'S, 24°56.5'E. [details]