Species Eimeria gungahlinensis Mykytowycz, 1964

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• Eimeria gungahlinensis Mykytowycz, R. 1964. Coccidia in wild populations of the red kangaroo, Megaleia rufa (Desmarest), and the grey kangaroo, Macropus canguru (Muller). Parasitology 54: 105-115.

Distribution

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IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern Grey Kangaroo (syn. M. canguru; faeces); Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Grey Kangaroo (faeces)).

Associated Fauna References

Barker, I.K., O'Callaghan, M.G. & Beveridge, I. 1989. Host-parasite associations of Eimeria spp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in kangaroos and wallabies of the genus Macropus (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). International Journal for Parasitology 19: 241-263 (Macropus fuliginosus; Macropus giganteus)

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

Mykytowycz, R. 1964. Coccidia in wild populations of the red kangaroo, Megaleia rufa (Desmarest), and the grey kangaroo, Macropus canguru (Muller). Parasitology 54: 105-115 (Macropus giganteus)

Pellerdy, L.P. 1969. Catalogue of Eimeriidea (Protozoa, Sporozoa). Supplementum I. Budapest : Akademiai Kiado. (Macropus giganteus)

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