• Besnoitia Franco, E.E. & Borges, I. 1916. Sur la Sarcosporidiose bovine. Arquivos do Instituto Bacteriologico Cámara Pestana 4: 269-290.

Introduction

Unidentified species recorded from unspecified region.

Distribution

IBRA

Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Grey Kangaroo).

Extra Ecological Information

Unidentified species of Besnoitia have been found in the listed parasite hosts.

General References

Ladds, P. 2009. Pathology of Australian Native Wildlife. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 640 pp.

History of changes

• Isospora wallacei Tadros, W. & Laarman, J.J. 1976. Sarcocystis and related coccidian parasites: a brief general review, together with a discussion on some biological aspects of their life cyles and a new proposal for their classification. Acta Leidensia : mededeelingen uit het Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde 44: 1-137.

Generic Combinations

• Besnoitia wallacei (Tadros & Laarman, 1976). —
  Dubey, J.P 1977. Toxoplasma, Hammondia, Besnoitia, Sarcocystis, and other tissue cyst-forming coccidian of man and animals. pp. 101–237 in Kreier, J.P. (ed.). Parasitic Protozoa. New York : Academic Press. [vol. III]

Distribution

IBRA

Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) [MURIDAE] Black Rat (various tissues (exptl. infection)); Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) [MURIDAE] Brown Rat (syn. Rattus decumanus Pallus, 1778, Mus decumanus; tissues); Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (faeces); Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] House Mouse (syn. M. domesticus; heart, tongue, lungs (exptl. infection))).

Associated Fauna References

Adams, P.J., Elliot, A.D., Algar, D. & Brazell, R.I. 2008. Gastrointestinal parasites of feral cats from Christmas Island. Australian Veterinary Journal 86: 60-63 (Felis catus)

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Felis catus)

Ladds, P. 2009. Pathology of Australian Native Wildlife. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 640 pp. (Felis catus; Mus musculus)

Mason, R.W. 1980. The discovery of Besnoitia wallacei in Australia and the identification of a free-living intermediate host. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 61: 173-178 (Rattus norvegicus; Felis catus; Mus musculus; Rattus rattus)

Phillips, P.H. & Ford, G.E. 1980. The clinical pathology of the cyst-forming sporozoa in farm animals. Australian Advances in Veterinary Science 1980: 63-65 (Felis catus)

Speare, R. 1985. The veterinary aspects of man as an intermediate host for Toxoplasma gondii. Australian Veterinary Practitioner 15: 11-18 (Felis catus)

History of changes