Species Brachylaima cribbi Butcher & Grove, 2001
- Brachylaima cribbi Butcher, A.R. & Grove, D.I. 2001. Description of the life-cycle stages of Brachylaima cribbi n. sp. (Digenea: Brachylaimidae) derived from eggs recovered from human faeces in Australia. Systematic Parasitology 49: 211-221.
Type data:
Holotype SAMA AHC28351 slide, Adelaide, South Australia.
Paratype(s) SAMA AHC28352-AHC28363 Slides, Adealide, South Australia.Type host:
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] (Parasite from small intestine)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Australia: Specific locality not specified. See Butcher & Grove (2005).
Victoria: Murray River region. See Butcher & Grove (2005).
South Australia: Yorke Peninsula, Mid-North, Murray Lands, Eyre Peninsula, Adelaide/Adelaide Hills/Barossa Valley/Fleurieu Peninsula, South East. See Butcher & Grove (2005); Road leading to, and near Bundey Bore Station, approximately 160km north of Adelaide. See Norval et al. (2021).
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1801) [ARTAMIDAE] Australian magpie (Adult); Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (feral) (Adult); Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 [TURDIDAE] Common blackbird (Adult); Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) [HELICIDAE] Common garden snail (Metacercariae); Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 [STURNIDAE] Common starling (Adult); Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) [COLUMBIDAE] Crested pigeon (Adult); Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) [SCINCIDAE] Eastern blue-tongue skink (Adult); Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) [CASUARIIDAE] Emu (Adult); Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) [PASSERIDAE] Eurasian tree sparrow (Adult); Strangesta gawleri (Brazier, 1872) [RHYTIDIDAE] Gawler carnivorous snail (Metacercariae); Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (Eggs in faeces); Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 [CORVIDAE] Little raven (Adult); Cochlicella acuta (Müller, 1774) [GEOMETRIDAE] Pointed snail (Metacercariae); Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) [PHASIANIDAE] Red junglefowl (Adult); Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 [COLUMBIDAE] Rock dove (Adult); Ovis sp. [BOVIDAE] Sheep (Adult); Tiliqua rugosa (Gray, 1825) [SCINCIDAE] Shingleback lizard (Adult); Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) [LARIDAE] Silver gull (Reported as Larus novaehollandiae; Adult); Coturnix pectoralis Gould, 1837 [PHASIANIDAE] Stubble quail (Was erroneously reported as the extinct (extinct since 1875) Coturnix novaezealandiae; Adult); Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778) [HYGROMIIDAE] Vineyard snail (Metacercariae); Theba pisana (Müller, 1774) [HELICIDAE] White garden snail (Cercariae and sporocyst); Cochlicella barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) [GEOMETRIDAE] White snail (Metacercariae); Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1801) [RHIPIDURIDAE] Willie wagtail (Adult); Suiccinea australis (Férussac, 1821) [SUCCINEIDAE] (Metacercariae); Microxeromagna lowei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) [GEOMETRIDAE] (Reported as M. armillata; Metacercariae)).
General References
Butcher, A.R. & Grove, D.I. 2005. Second intermediate host land snails and definitive host animals of Brachylaima cribbi in southern Australia. Parasite 12: 31–37
Norval, G., Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R., Sharrad, R.D., Ross, K.E. & Gardner, M.G. 2021. New host and locality records for gastrointestinal helminths of five reptile species from the Mid North region of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 145(1): 45–59
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | TREMATODA | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | TREMATODA | 30-Nov-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-May-2023 | Brachylaimidae Joyeux & Foley, 1930 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee |
| 05-Aug-2022 | TREMATODA | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | TREMATODA | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIGENEA Carus, 1863 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb Ms Jo Wood Russell Yong |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIPLOSTOMIDA Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2022 | DIPLOSTOMIDA Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003 | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Professor Thomas Cribb |
| 26-Feb-2012 | ADDED |