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Species Paraustrostrongylus bettongia Mawson, 1973

 

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 [POTOROIDAE] Brush-tailed Bettong; Bettongia tropica Wakefield, 1967 [POTOROIDAE] Northern Bettong; Bettongia gaimardi (Desmarest, 1822) [POTOROIDAE] Tasmanian Bettong).

Extra Ecological Information

In small intestine

 

General References

Durette-Desset, M.-C. 1979. Compléments morphologiques à l'étude des genres Austrostrongylus Chandler, 1924, et Paraustrostrongylus Mawson, 1973 (Nematoda, Trichostrongylidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 1: 1023-1030 (additional morphological details)

Spratt, D.M., Beveridge, I. & Walter, E.L. 1991. A catalogue of Australasian monotremes and marsupials and their recorded helminth parasites. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) Monograph Series 1: 1-105 (incorrectly cited as "Paraustrostrongylus bettongiae"; records from B. penicillata (WL N2484, SAM 11101) belong to B. tropica, at the time considered a synonym of B. penicillata)

 

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-Aug-2022 RHABDITIDA Chitwood, 1933 05-Aug-2022 MODIFIED
22-Mar-2022 CHROMADOREA Inglis, 1983 22-Jun-2022 MODIFIED Ms Jo Wood
16-Dec-2011 16-Dec-2011 MOVED
16-Dec-2011 29-Aug-2011 MOVED
26-Aug-2011 26-Aug-2011 MOVED
04-Jun-2012 05-Aug-2022 MODIFIED
19-Aug-2010 05-Aug-2022 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 MODIFIED