Species Eimeria wilcanniensis Mykytowycz, 1964

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• Eimeria wilcanniensis 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 and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), 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 robustus Gould, 1841 [MACROPODIDAE] Common Wallaroo (faeces); Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern Grey Kangaroo (syn. M. canguru; faeces); Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Red Kangaroo (syn. Megalia rufus; faeces); Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Grey Kangaroo (faeces)).

Associated Fauna References

Arundel J.H., Beveridge I. & Presidente P.J. 1979. Parasites and pathological findings in enclosed and free-ranging populations of Macropus rufus (Demarest) (Marsupialia) at Menindee, New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 6: 361-379 (Macropus rufus)

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 robustus; Macropus fuliginosus; Macropus giganteus)

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

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 rufus)

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

 

History of changes

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