Species Hepatozoon tachyglossi Clark, Holz & Spratt, 2005

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• Hepatozoon tachyglossi Clark, P., Holz, P. & Spratt, D.M. 2005. Hepatozoon tachyglossi sp. nov. (Haemogregarinidae), a protozoan parasite from the blood of a short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 129: 49-52.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

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

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) [TACHYGLOSSIDAE] Short-beaked Echidna (blood (monocytes))).

Associated Fauna References

Clark, P., Holz, P. & Spratt, D.M. 2005. Hepatozoon tachyglossi sp. nov. (Haemogregarinidae), a protozoan parasite from the blood of a short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 129: 49-52 (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Ladds, P. 2009. Pathology of Australian Native Wildlife. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 640 pp. (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

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