Genus Amblyospora Hazard & Oldacre, 1975
Type species:
Thelohania californica Kellen & Lipa, 1960 by original designation.
Introduction
Unidentified species recorded from eastern Australia.
Based on ribosomal DNA sequence data, the Microsporidia are recognised as Fungi and not Protists. At present Australian Biological Resource Study has retained the Microsporidia as a phylum in the Protists for historical comparative purposes.
Distribution
IBRA
Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Parasitic (host(s): Culex australicus Dubrotworsky & Drummond, 1953 [CULICIDAE] Culicine Mosquito (fat bodies)).
Extra Ecological Information
Unidentified species of Amblyospora have been found in the listed parasite hosts.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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20-Nov-2014 | MICROSPORIDIA Balbiani, 1882 | 03-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
23-Aug-2011 | ADDED |