Species Leiperia australiensis Riley & Huchzermeyer, 1996
- Leiperia australiensis Riley, J. & Huchzermeyer, F.W. 1996. A reassessment of the pentastomid genus Leiperia Sambon, 1992, with a description of a new species from both the Indopacific crocodile Crocodylus porosus and Johnston's crocodile C johnsoni in Australia. Systematic Parasitology 34: 53-66 [57, 60].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH (E) 1996-45 gravid female, Noonamah Crocodile Farm, near Darwin, NT.
Paratype(s) BMNH (E) 1996-45 gravid female, Noonamah Crocodile Farm, near Darwin, NT; BMNH (E) 1996-45 adult female, Wildman River Station, NT; BMNH (E) 1996-45 male, Queensland.Type host:
Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 [Crocodylidae]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Northern coastal regions only
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft, 1873 [CROCODYLIDAE] Freshwater Crocodile (from the pulmonary artery); Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 [CROCODYLIDAE] Saltwater Crocodile (from the trachea)).
Associated Fauna References
Spratt, D.M. 2011. Unpublished list of pentastomes in Wildlife Parasitology & Pathology Collection in the Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Crace, Canberra. (Crocodylus johnstoni; Crocodylus porosus)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2017 | Sebekidae Sambon, 1922 | 28-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Mar-2012 | 28-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Feb-2012 | 28-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | ||
| 20-Oct-2011 | 28-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Apr-2011 | 12-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 31-Mar-2011 | ADDED |