Genus Duboscqia Pérez, 1908
- Duboscqia Pérez, C. 1908. Sur Duboseqia legeri, Microsporidie nouvelle parasite du Termes lucifugus, et sur la classification des Microsporidies. Comptes Rendus de la Société Biologie 65: 631-633.
Type species:
Duboscqia legeri Pérez, 1908 by monotypy.
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
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): Apocyclops dengizicus (Lepeschkin, 1900) [CYCLOPOIDAE] Copepod; Anopheles hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944 [CULICIDAE] Anopheline Mosquito (larval fat bodies)).
Extra Ecological Information
Unidentified species of Duboscqia have been found in the listed parasite hosts.
Associated Fauna References
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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20-Nov-2014 | MICROSPORIDIA Balbiani, 1882 | 03-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
23-Aug-2011 | ADDED |