Species Eimeria dunsingi Farr, 1960

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• Eimeria dunsingi Farr, M.M. 1960. Eimeria dunsingi n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the intestine of the parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw). pp. 31-35 in Carlos Diaz-Ungria y Angel Gracia Rodrigo. Sobretiro del Libro Homenaje al Dr. Eduardo. Mexico : Caballero y Caballero pp.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) [PSITTACIDAE] Budgerigar (intestines); Glossopsitta concinna (Shaw, 1791) [PSITTACIDAE] Musk Lorikeet (intestines)).

Associated Fauna References

Gartrell, B.D., O'Donoghue, P. & Radial, S.R. 2000. Eimeria dunsingi in free living musk lorikeets (Glossopsitta concinna). Australian Veterinary Journal 78: 717-718 (Glossopsitta concinna)

Ladds, P. 2009. Pathology of Australian Native Wildlife. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 640 pp. (Melopsittacus undulatus; Glossopsitta concinna)

McKeon, T., Dunsmore, J. & Raidal, S.R. 1997. Trichomonas gallinae in budgerigars and columbid birds in Perth, Western Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 75: 652-655 (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Reece, R.L., Beddome, V.D., Barr, D.A. & Scott, P.C. 1992. Common necroscopy findings in captive birds in Victoria, Australia (1978-1987). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 23: 301-312 (Melopsittacus undulatus)

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