Host taxa for PERACARIDA
Animal Hosts
ACTINOPTERYGII
AMBASSIDAE
- Ambassis jacksoniensis (Macleay, 1881) [AMBASSIDAE] Port Jackson Glassfish
Balistidae
- Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Balistidae] Whitebanded triggerfish (type host)
- Sufflamen chrysopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [Balistidae] Halfmoon triggerfish
CARANGIDAE
- Caranx sp. [CARANGIDAE]
Centrolophidae
- Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Carmichael, 1819) [Centrolophidae] Bluenose warehou (prey)
Labridae
- Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) [Labridae] Sling-jaw wrasse
- Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) [Labridae] Blackeye thicklip
- Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) [Labridae] Blackeye thicklip (type host)
- Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède, 1801) [Labridae] Cheeklined wrasse
- Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) [Labridae] Moon wrasse
TETRAODONTIDAE
- Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) [TETRAODONTIDAE] Stars-and-stripes Puffer
CHONDRICHTHYES
CARCHARHINIDAE
- Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) [CARCHARHINIDAE] grey reef shark
- Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) [CARCHARHINIDAE] white tip reef shark
EUTHERIA
BALAENIDAE
- Eubalaena australis (Desmoulinus, 1822) [BALAENIDAE] Southern Right Whale
BALAENOPTERIDAE
- Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) [BALAENOPTERIDAE] Fin Whale
- Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) [BALAENOPTERIDAE] Humpback Whale
DELPHINIDAE
- Globicephala macrorhynchus J.E. Gray, 1846 [DELPHINIDAE] Short-finned Pilot Whale
- Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846) [DELPHINIDAE] False Killer Whale
KOGIIDAE
- Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838) [KOGIIDAE] Pygmy Sperm Whale
PHYSETERIDAE
- Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 [PHYSETERIDAE] Sperm Whale
- Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 [PHYSETERIDAE] sperm whale
ZIPHIIDAE
- Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster, 1770) [ZIPHIIDAE] Northern Bottlenose Whale
No family stated
- Delphinus delphi Linnaeus, 1758
- Globicephala melaena (Traill, 1809) Pilot Whale
Ungrouped
AEGIDAE
- Aega cyclops Haswell, 1881 [AEGIDAE]
ALBUNEIDAE
- Albunea microps Miers, 1878 [ALBUNEIDAE]
BOPYRIDAE
- Orbione natalensis Bourdon, 1972 [BOPYRIDAE]
Carcharhinidae
- Carcharinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) [Carcharhinidae] Blacktail reef shark
- Carcharinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [Carcharhinidae] Blacktip reef shark (type host)
DIOGENIDAE
- Clibanarius bimaculatus De Haan [DIOGENIDAE] Hermit Crab
Diogenidae
- Clibanarius sp [Diogenidae]
- Clibanarius sp. [Diogenidae]
- Clibanarius taeniatus (Milne Edwards, 1848) [Diogenidae]
- Clibanarius virescens (Krauss, 1843) [Diogenidae]
- Dardanus arrosor (Herbst, 1796) [Diogenidae]
- Dardanus hessii (Miers, 1884) [Diogenidae]
- Dardanus sp [Diogenidae]
- Diogenes pallescens Whitlegge, 1897 [Diogenidae]
- Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897 [Diogenidae]
MAJIDAE
- Tiarinia cornigera (Latreille, 1825) [MAJIDAE]
Macrophthalmidae
- Australoplax tridentata (Milne Edwards, 1873) [Macrophthalmidae]
PORELLANIDAE
- Pisidia dispar (Stimpson) [PORELLANIDAE]
Palaemonidae
- Palaemon serenus (Heller, 1862) [Palaemonidae]
- Periclimenella spiniferus (De Man, 1902) [Palaemonidae]
- Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922 [Palaemonidae]
- Periclimenes sarkanae Bruce, 2007 [Palaemonidae]
- Periclimenes terangeri Bruce, 1998 [Palaemonidae]
- Phycomenes zostericola Bruce, 2008 [Palaemonidae]
Pandalidae
- Heterocarpus sibogae de Man, 1917 [Pandalidae]
Porcellanidae
- Petrolisthes lamarckii (Leach, 1820) [Porcellanidae]
- Petrolisthes scabriculus (Dana, 1852) [Porcellanidae]
- Pisidia dispar (Stimpson, 1858) [Porcellanidae]
Portunidae
- Charybdis anisodon (De Haan, 1850) [Portunidae]
Sesarmidae
- Parasesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865) [Sesarmidae]
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