Genus Epieimeria Dyková & Lom, 1981

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• Epieimeria Dyková. I. & Lom, J. 1981. Fish coccidia: critical notes on life cycles, classification and pathogenicity. Journal of Fish Diseases 4: 487-505.

  Type species:

   Epieimeria anguillae Dyková & Lom, 1981 by original designation.

Introduction

Unidentified species recorded from unspecified regions.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) [LATIDAE] Barramundi (gut); Atherinomorus capricornensis (Woodland, 1961) [ATHERINIDAE] Capricorn Hardyhead (gut); Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) [CYPRINIDAE] Golden Carp, Goldfish (syn. Cyprinus auratus; gut); Macquaria australasica Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 [PERCICHTHYIDAE] Macquarie Perch, Silvereye (gut)); Cheilodactylus fuscus Castelna, 1879 [CHEILODACTYLIDAE] Red Morwong (gut); Sillago ciliata Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 [SILLAGINIDAE] Sand Whiting (gut); Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841 [ANGUILLIDAE] Short-finned Eel (gut); Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838) [TERAPONTIDAE] Silver Perch (gut); [ELEOTRIDAE] Unidentified gudgeon species (gut)).

Extra Ecological Information

Unidentified species of Epieimeria have been found in the listed parasite hosts.

General References

Munday, B.L. 1996. Infectious diseases of finfish. in Fish Health Workshop. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. pp. 81-132

History of changes