WoRMS source details
Badham, Charles. (1916). On an Ichthyobdellid parasitic on the Australian Sand Whiting (Sillago ciliata). Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. NS 62(245): 1-44 (memoir).
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Badham, Charles
1916
On an Ichthyobdellid parasitic on the Australian Sand Whiting (Sillago ciliata)
Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science
NS 62(245): 1-44 (memoir)
Publication
Annelidabase. Published in late 1916, as supported by a received stamp of 10/01/1917 on the BHL copy
None, and no summary. Begins: "In August, 1912 during a visit to the Fish Hatcheries Institution, Port Hacking, an inlet south of Port Jackson, New South Wales, my attention was called to a parasite which, I was informed, had for some time past caused the death of sand whiting kept in a large spawning pond. An examination of this parasite showed it to be a marine leech."
Australia
Systematics, Taxonomy
Date
action
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Austrobdella Badham, 1916 (original description)
Austrobdella translucens Badham, 1916 (original description)
Austrobdella translucens Badham, 1916 (original description)
Etymology
Not stated. Austrobdella translucens leeches appear transparent from a distance when on their host, but have a ... [details]
Grammatical gender
Feminine. All 'Bdella' ending names are feminine [details]
Type locality
Wreck Bay, about 100 miles south of Port -Jackson. Also found in a fish hatchery pond at Port Hacking, NSW, Australia [details]