Species Trypanosoma vegrandis Thompson, Botero, Wayne, Godfrey, Lymbery & Thompson, 2013
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Species Trypanosoma vegrandis Thompson, Botero, Wayne, Godfrey, Lymbery & Thompson, 2013
- Trypanosoma vegrandis Thompson, C.K., Botero, A., Wayne, A.F., Godfrey, S.S., Lymbery, A.L. & Thompson, R.C.A. 2013. Morphological polymorphism of Trypanosoma copemani and description of the genetically diverse T. vegrandis sp. nov. from the critically endangered Australian potoroid, the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata (Gray, 1837)). Parasites & Vectors 6: 121: 13 pp. [http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/121] [7].
Type data:
Holotype Modified Wright’s stained blood smears (slides in Murdoch University Collection).Type host:
Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 [POTOROIDAE]
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 [POTOROIDAE] Brush-tailed Bettong; Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 [DASYURIDAE] Chuditch; Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) [PERAMELIDAE] Northern Brown Bandicoot; Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Tammar Wallaby; Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Grey Kangaroo), parasitic.
Associated Fauna References
Thompson, C.K., Godfrey, S.S. & Thompson, R.C.A. 2014. Trypanosomes of Australian mammals: A review. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 3: 57–66 (Dasyurus geoffroii; Macropus fuliginosus; Isoodon obesulus)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2016 | TRYPANOSOMATIDAE | 10-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Mar-2015 | EXCAVATA Cavalier-Smith, 2002 (emend. Simpson (2003)) | 12-Mar-2015 | MOVED | |
| 12-Mar-2015 | SARCOMASTIGOPHORA Honigberg & Balamuth, 1934 | 10-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Jul-2013 | ADDED |