Species Anatrichosoma haycocki Spratt, 1982

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• Anatrichosoma haycocki Spratt, D.M. 1982. Anatrichosoma haycocki sp. n. (Nematoda: Trichuridae) from the paracloacal glands of Antechinus spp. with notes on Skrjabinocapillaria Skarbilovitsch. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 57(1): 63-71 [63].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC42859 Vial, 1 ♂, Nadgee State Forest, New South Wales.
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC42860-AHC42869 10 Vials, 4♂, 6 ♀ (AHC42860 as Allotype), Nadgee State Forest, New South Wales.

  Type host:

   Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) [DASYURIDAE] Dusky antechinus (Parasite from paracloacal glands & capsules in cloaca. Host as Antechinus stuartii)

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Antechinus agilis Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King, 1998 [DASYURIDAE] Agile Antechinus; Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 [DASYURIDAE] Brown Antechinus; Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) [DASYURIDAE] Dusky Antechinus; Parantechinus bilarni (Johnson, 1954) [DASYURIDAE] Northern Dibbler; Sminthopsis virginiae (Tarragon, 1847) [DASYURIDAE] Red-cheeked Dunnart; Sminthopsis leucopus (Gray, 1842) [DASYURIDAE] White-footed Dunnart; Antechinus flavipes (Waterhouse, 1838) [DASYURIDAE] Yellow-footed Antechinus).

Extra Ecological Information

Parasite from the paracloacal glands.

Associated Fauna References

Beveridge, I. & Barker, I.K. 1976. The parasites of Antechinus stuartii Macleay from Powelltown, Victoria, with observations on seasonal and sex-related variations in numbers of helminths. Australian Journal of Zoology 24: 265-272 (as nematode (undescribed)) (Antechinus agilis)

Spratt, D.M. 2006. Description of capillariid nematodes (Trichinelloidea: Capillariidae) parasitic in Australian marsupials and rodents. Zootaxa 1348: 1-82 (Antechinus agilis)

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