• Acuaria Bremser, J.G. 1811. Nachricht von einer betrachtlichen Sammlung thierischer Eingeweidewurmer. Wien : Von der K.K. Naturalienkabinets 33 pp. [26].

  Type species:

   Acuaria anthuris (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet, Henry and Sisoff, 1912 by original designation.
• Anthuris Rudolphi, C.A. 1819. Synopsis entozoorum cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Berolini : Augustus Rücker 811 pp. [25] [junior homonym; praeocc. Leach, 1813].
• Dispharagus Dujardin, F. 1845. Histoire naturelle des helminthes ou vers intestinaux. Paris : Libre Encycopedidique de Roret (Suites a Buffon) 654 pp. [69].
• Spiroptera Rudolphi, C.A. 1819. Synopsis entozoorum cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Berolini : Augustus Rücker 811 pp. [22] [junior homonym; praeocc. Bremser, 1811].

Introduction

Beumer et al. (1983) recorded an unidentified species of Acuaria from Milyeringa veritas Whitley, 1945

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, South Australia

General References

Beumer, J.P., Ashburner, L.D., Burbury, M.E., Jette, E. & Latham, D.J. 1983. A checklist of the Parasites of fishes from Australia and its adjacent Antarctic territories. Technical communication no 48 of the Commonwealth Institute of Parasitology. London : Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux 99 pp. [27]

History of changes

• Spiroptera anthuris Rudolphi, C.A. 1819. Synopsis entozoorum cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Berolini : Augustus Rücker 811 pp. [25].
• Acuaria corvicola Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1941. Some parasitic nematodes in the collection of the Australian Museum. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 9-16 [10].

Generic Combinations

• Acuaria anthuris (Rudolphi, 1819). —
  Railliet, A., Henry, A. & Sisoff, P. 1912. The affinity of Dispharagae (Acuaria Bremser), parasitical nematodes of birds. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses Filiales 73: 622-624 [623]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 [CORVIDAE] Australian Raven; Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 [CORVIDAE] Forest Raven; Corvus bennetti North, 1901 [CORVIDAE] Little Crow; Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 [CORVIDAE] Little Raven; Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 [CORVIDAE] Torresian Crow).

History of changes

• Acuaria colluricinclae Mawson, P.M. 1972. The genus Acuaria Bremser (Nematoda: Spirurida) in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 96(3): 139-147 [145].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41511 Vial, 1♂ 1♀ (Holotype & Allotype both with same Registered No. in 1 vial), Hincks Conservation Park, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

  Type host:

   Colluricincla (Colluricincla) harmonica rufiventris Gould, 1841 [PACHYCEPHALIDAE]

Distribution

States

South Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1801) [PACHYCEPHALIDAE] Grey Shrike-thrush; Pachycephala rufiventris [PACHYCEPHALIDAE]).

History of changes

• Acuaria microeca Mawson, P.M. 1972. The genus Acuaria Bremser (Nematoda: Spirurida) in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 96(3): 139-147 [145].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41512 Vial, 1♂ 1♀ (Holotype & Allotype both with same Registered No. in 1 vial), Waikerie, South Australia.

  Type host:

   Microeca fascinans (Lathan, 1801) [PETROICIDAE] (Originally identified as Microeca leucophaea)

Distribution

States

South Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Microeca leucophaea [PETROICIDAE]; Malurus leucopterus [MALURIDAE]).

History of changes

• Acuaria mirafrae Mawson, P.M. 1972. The genus Acuaria Bremser (Nematoda: Spirurida) in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 96(3): 139-147 [147].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41513 Vial 1 ♂, Northern Territory.
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC5226 Vial 1 ♂, Northern Territory.

  Type host:

   Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 [ALAUDIDAE] (Parasite from stomach)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Mirafra javanica [ALAUDIDAE]).

History of changes

• Acuaria petterae Mawson, P.M. 1972. The genus Acuaria Bremser (Nematoda: Spirurida) in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 96(3): 139-147 [144].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41510 Vial 1 ♂, Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory.
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC5219 Vial, Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory.

  Type host:

   Lalage (Karua) leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) [CAMPEPHAGIDAE] (Parasite from stomach)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Oreoica gutturalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) [PACHYCEPHALIDAE] Crested Bellbird; Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) [ARTAMIDAE] Pied Butcherbird; Drymodes brunneopygia Gould, 1841 [PETROICIDAE] Southern Scrub-robin; Acanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 [MELIPHAGIDAE] Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater; Lalage leucomela [CAMPEPHAGIDAE]; Myiagra inquieta [MONARCHIDAE]; Cinclosoma cinnamomeum [PSOPHODIDAE]; Anthochaera sp. [MELIPHAGIDAE]; Lichenostomus virescens [MELIPHAGIDAE]; Lichenostomus plumulus [MELIPHAGIDAE]; Artamus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 [ARTAMIDAE]; Gymnorhina libicen [ARTAMIDAE]).

History of changes

• Acuaria skrjabini Ozerskaya, V.M. 1926. Zur fauna der parasitischen Wurmer der Hausperlinge des Dongebiets. Trudy Gosudarstvennogo in-ta Eksperimental'noi Veterinarii 2: 102-108 [103].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Erythrura trichroa [ESTRILDIDAE]).

History of changes

• Acuaria streperina Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1941. Some nematode parasites of Australian birds. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3-4): 250-256 [254].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41432 Vial 1♂ 2♀ (♂Holotype, 2 ♀ Paratypes with same registered number), Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC906 Vial 1 ♀, Coorong, South Australia.

  Type host:

   Strepera (Neostrepera) versicolor melanoptera Gould, 1846 [ARTAMIDAE]

Distribution

States

South Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Strepera graculina [ARTAMIDAE]; Streptera fuliginosa; Streptera versicolor).

History of changes