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Species Eimeria hestermani Mykytowycz, 1964

Distribution

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Zoo Aust.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837) [MACROPODIDAE] Black-striped Wallaby (faeces); Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern Grey Kangaroo (syn. M. canguru; faeces); Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Red-necked Wallaby (syn. M. bennetti; faeces); Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Tammar Wallaby (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 dorsalis; Macropus eugenii; Macropus fuliginosus; Macropus rufogriseus; 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 rufogriseus; Macropus giganteus)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
23-Feb-2016 EIMERIIDAE Minchin, 1903 03-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
03-Dec-2014 APICOMPLEXA Levine, 1970 03-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
26-Jul-2012 03-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
24-Aug-2011 ADDED