Tergestia laticollis   (Rudolphi, 1819)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Trematoda | Plagiorchiida | Fellodistomatidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Host.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 359)

Short description Morphology

Length: 0.09 - 0.54 cm; cysts in the heart of a gray angelfish were 0.0218 cm; and the encysted worms were 0.0188 cm. Minuscule to tiny fluke has relatively large; distinctive; tentacle-like papillae surrounding the oral sucker. Muscular folds: visible in the sides of the neck. Ventral sucker: large and occupies more than 1/2 of the body width (Ref. 359).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Host Specificity: No host preference and occurs in a wide variety of big game fishes and other fishes. Damage to Host: cysts in the heart caused little tissue damage and no noticeable host response. Habitat (vertebrates): bar jack; little tunny; Blue runner; crevalle jack; horse-eye jack little tunny; crevalle jack; blue runner; frigate tuna; skipjack tuna; yellow jack; bullet tuna; chub mackerel; skipjack tuna; rainbow runner; chub mackerel (Ref. 359).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Trematoda are parasitic, thus requires a host to survive. Life cycle: Eggs are passed on to the feces of the hosts. Embryos hatch into miracidia and penetrate the tissues of snails where they further undergo three stages: sporocysts

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams. 1996. (Ref. 359)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.