Species Yelirella petauri (Spratt, 2003)
- Rileyella petauri Spratt, D.M. 2003. Rileyella petauri gen. nov., sp. nov. (Pentastomida: Cephalobaenida) from the lungs and nasal sinus of Petaurus breviceps (Marsupialia: Petauridae) in Australia. Parasite 10: 235-241 [236].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA AHC32150 male, Yambulla State Forest, SW of Eden, NSW, Australia [37°16'E, 149°24'S].
Paratype(s) SAMA AHC32151 allotype female; SAMA AHC32152 3 males; SAMA AHC32154 3 females; SAMA AHC32153 3 moulting nymphs
Comment: type material is listed as coming from two localities, as given above and Davies Creek State Forest, S of Mossman, north Qld, Australia (16°55'E, 145°32'S); gravid female, with eggs containing fully formed larvae with hooks and oral cadre, in nasal sinus; mature females with unfertilised eggs, males and nymphs moulting to adults in lungs.Type host:
Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 [PETAURIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Yelirella petauri (Spratt, 2003).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 [PETAURIDAE] Sugar Glider (in nasal sinus and lungs)).
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 13-Mar-2012 | 13-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 21-Mar-2012 | 10-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Feb-2012 | 10-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 20-Oct-2011 | 10-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 31-Mar-2011 | ADDED |