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Species Entamoeba morula Raff, 1911

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829) [HYLIDAE] Green and Golden Bell Frog (from intestines of adults & tadpoles); Litoria lesueuri (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) [HYLIDAE] Lesueur’s Frog (from intestines); Litoria peronii (Tschudi, 1838) [HYLIDAE] Peron’s Tree Frog (from intestines); Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Gunther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog (from intestines of tadpoles); Limnodynastes dorsalis (J.E. Gray, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Banjo Frog (from intestines of tadpoles)), parasitic.

Associated Fauna References

Raff, J.W. 1911. Protozoa parasitic in the large intestine of Australian frogs. Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 23: 586-596 (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis; Limnodynastes dorsalis; Litoria lesueuri; Litoria peronii; Litoria aurea)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2015 AMOEBOZOA Luhe, 1913 (emend. Cavalier-Smith, 1998) 10-Apr-2024 MODIFIED
26-Apr-2012 ADDED