Species Amblyospora trinus Becnel & Sweeney, 1990

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• Amblyospora trinus Becnel, J.J. & Sweeney, A.W. 1990. Amblyospora trinus n. sp. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) in the Australian mosquito Culex halifaxi (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Protozoology 37: 584-592.

Introduction

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 and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Culex halifaxii Theobald, 1903 [CULICIDAE] Culicine Mosquito (larval fat bodies)).

Associated Fauna References

Becnel, J.J. & Sweeney, A.W. 1990. Amblyospora trinus n. sp. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) in the Australian mosquito Culex halifaxi (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Protozoology 37: 584-592 (Culex halifaxii)

History of changes