Genus Cryptosporidium Tyzzer, 1910
- Cryptosporidium Tyzzer, E.E. 1910. An extracellular Coccidian, Cryptosporidium muris (gen. et sp. nov.) of the gastric glands of the common mouse. Journal of Medical Research 18 23: 487-509.
Type species:
Cryptosporidium muris Tyzzer, 1910 by original designation.
Introduction
Unidentified species recorded from most Australian states.
Distribution
IBRA
Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Parasitic (host(s): Neophoca cinerea [PHOCIDAE] Australian Sea Lion; Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863 [PSITTACIDAE] Alexandra’s Parrot (faeces (PCR)); Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766) [PSITTACIDAE] Alexandrine Parakeet (faeces (PCR)); Anas rubripes (Brewster, 1902) [ANATIDAE] American Black Duck; Pterophyllum sp. [CICHLIDAE] Angelfish (gut); Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) [LATIDAE] Barramundi (intestines); Emblema bella (Latham, 1801) [ESTRILDIDAE] Beautiful Firetail (syn. Staganoplura bella; proventriculus); Macrotis lagotis (Reid, 1837) [THYLACOMYIDAE] Bilby; Notechis ater (Krefft, 1866) [ELAPIDAE] Black Tiger Snake (stomach, faeces); Poephila cincta (Gould, 1836) [ESTRILDIDAE] Black-throated Finch (kidney); Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 [DASYURIDAE] Brown Antechinus (= A. Agilis; small intestine); Coturnix australis (Latham, 1801) [PHASIANIDAE] Brown Quail; Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) [PSITTACIDAE] Budgerigar (trachea, intestines); Serinus canaria Linnaeus, 1758 [FRINGILLIDAE] Canary (faeces (PCR)); Morelia spilotes (Lacepede, 1804) [BOIDAE] Carpet & Diamond Pythons (syn. Morelia spilota; faeces); Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (faeces (+ PCR)(+ IMS)); Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) [CACATUIDAE] Cockatiel (intestines, kidney, faeces (+ PCR)); Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) [PHALANGERIDAE] Common Brushtail Possum (faeces (+ IMS)); Acanthophis antarticus (Shaw & Nodder, 1802) [ELAPIDAE] Common Death Adder (faeces); Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Common Pheasant (trachea, nasal cavity, bursa); Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Common Quail (trachea, nasal cavity, bursa); Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) [VOMBATIDAE] Common Wombat (syn. Phascolom mitchelli); Elaphe guttata (Linnaeus, 1766) [COLUBRIDAE] Corn Snake (faeces); Canis familiaris dingo Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Dingo (= Canis lupus dingo); Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Domestic Chicken (bursa, trachea, faeces (exptl. infection)); Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (faeces (+PCR)(+ IMS)); Pseudonaja affinis Günther, 1872 [ELAPIDAE] Dugite (faeces); Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) [DUGONGIDAE] Dugong (small intestine); Pseudonaja textilis (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854) [ELAPIDAE] Eastern Brown Snake (syn. Diemenia textilis; faeces); Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern Grey Kangaroo (syn. M. Canguru; faeces (+ IMS)(+ PCR)); Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) [ELAPIDAE] Eastern Snake, Mainland Tiger Snake (stomach, faeces); Eclectus roratus (Müller, 1776) [PSITTACIDAE] Eclectus Parrot (faeces (PCR)); Chlamydosaurus kingii Gray, 1825 [AGAMIDAE] Frilled Lizard (stomach); Bitis gabonica Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 [VIPERIDAE] Gaboon Viper (faeces); Cacatua roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) [CACATUIDAE] Galah (syn. Eolophus roseicapilla; faeces (PCR)); Heloderma suspectum (Cope, 1869) [HELODERMATIDAE] Gila Monster (faeces); Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Goat (faeces, small intestines (+ PCR)); Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844) [PLOCEIDAE] Gouldian Finch (syn. Chloebia gouldiae); Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) [CHELONIIDAE] Green Turtle (intestines); Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 [EQUIDAE] Horse (faeces (+ IMS)); Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] House Mouse (syn. M. domesticus; small intestine, faeces (+ exptl.) (+ PCR)); Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (faeces, intestines, bile (+ PCR), antibodies (ELISA)); Oxyuranus microlepidotus (McCoy, 1879) [ELAPIDAE] Inland Taipan (faeces); Coturnix chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) [PHASIANIDAE] King Quail; Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) [PHASCOLARCTIDAE] Koala (intestines (+ PCR)); Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 [ANATIDAE] Mallard (trachea, nasal cavity, bursa, conjunctiva); Pseudechis australis (Gray, 1842) [ELAPIDAE] Mulga Snake, King Brown Snake (faeces); Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Ox (faeces (+ IMS), small intestines (+ PCR)); Anas superciliosa Gmelin, 1789 [ANATIDAE] Pacific Black Duck (intestines (PCR)); Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Peafowl, Peacock (trachea, conjunctiva); Varanus giganteus (Gray, 1845) [VARANIDAE] Perentie (faeces); Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 [SUIDAE] Pig (small intestine, faeces (+ PCR)(+ IMS)); Cacatua leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) [CACATUIDAE] Pink Cockatoo, Major Mitchell Cockatoo, Leadbeater’s Cockatoo (faeces (PCR)); Neochmia modesta (Gould, 1837) [ESTRILDIDAE] Plum-headed Finch (syn. Aidemosyne modesta; trachea); Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) [LEPORIDAE] Rabbit (faeces (IMS)); Elaphe obsoleta (Say, 1823) [COLUBRIDAE] Rat Snake (faeces); Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Red Kangaroo (syn. Megalia rufus; intestines, faeces (+ PCR)); Pseudechis porphyriacus (Shaw, 1794) [ELAPIDAE] Red-bellied Black Snake (faeces, stomach); Thylogale thetis (Lesson, 1827) [MACROPODIDAE] Red-necked Pademelon (faeces); Calyptorhynchus magnificus (Shaw, 1790) [CACATUIDAE] Red-tailed Black Cockatoo; Neophema petrophila (Gould, 1840) [PSITTACIDAE] Rock Parrot; Tropidechis carninatus (Krefft, 1863) [ELAPIDAE] Rough-scaled Snake (faeces); Cervus unicolor Kerr, 1792 [CERVIDAE] Sambar (faeces (+ PCR)); Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 [MUGILIDAE] Sea Mullet (gut scraping (+ PCR))); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (faeces (+ IMS) (+ PCR)(+ exptl. infection)); Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw & Nodder, 1792) [TACHYGLOSSIDAE] Short-beaked Echidna (intestines); Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) [PERAMELIDAE] Southern Brown Bandicoot (syn. Thylacis obesulus; intestines); Pseudechis guttatus De Vis, 1905 [ELAPIDAE] Spotted Black Snake (faeces); Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog (faeces); Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) [CACATUIDAE] Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (bursa, intestines); Aratinga solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758) [PSITTACIDAE] Sun Conure, Sun Parakeet (faeces (PCR)); Oxyuranus scutellatus (Peters, 1867) [ELAPIDAE] Taipan (faeces); Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Tasmanian Pademelon (intestines); Cacatua alba Müller, 1776 [CACATUIDAE] Umbrella Cockatoo, White Cockatoo (bursa); Macropus sp. [MACROPODIDAE] Unidentified kangaroo species (faeces (PCR)); Pseudonaja nuchalis Günther, 1858 [ELAPIDAE] Western Brown Snake, Gwardar (faeces); Sillago vittata McKay, 1985 [SILLAGINIDAE] Western School Whiting (gut scraping (+ PCR)); Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780) [CERVIDAE] White-tailed Deer (faeces (IMS)); Aspidites ramsayi (Macleay, 1882) [BOIDAE] Woma (faeces); Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1855 [MACROPODIDAE] Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (faeces)).
Associated Fauna References
Delport, T.C., Asher, A.J., Beaumont, L.J., Webster, K.N., Harcourt, R.G. & Power, M.L. 2014. Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium occurrence in Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) exposed to varied levels of human interaction. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 3(3): 269–275 (Neophoca cinerea)
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History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2014 | APICOMPLEXA Levine, 1970 | 03-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2014 | Cryptosporidium Tyzzer, 1910 | 30-Jan-2014 | REVIEWED | |
| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Aug-2011 | ADDED |