Species Falcaustra simpsoni (Johnston & Mawson, 1944)

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• Spironoura simpsoni Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1944. Remarks on some parasitic nematodes from Australia and New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 68(1): 60-66 [64] [replacement name].

  Secondary source:

   Johnston, T.H. & Simpson, E.R. 1942. Some nematodes from Australian frogs. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 66: 172-179 [173].
• Spironoura hylae Johnston, T.H. & Simpson, E.R. 1942. Some nematodes from Australian frogs. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 66: 172-179 [173].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC42892 Vial ♂, Sydney, New South Wales.
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC42893 (as Allotype) Vial ♀, Sydney, New South Wales; SAMA AHC2313 Vial, Sydney, New South Wales.

  Type host:

   Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829) [HYLIDAE] (Originally described as Hyla aurea. Parasite from intestine.)

Generic Combinations

• Falcaustra simpsoni (Johnston & Simpson, 1944). —
  Chabaud, A.G. & Golvan, Y.J. 1957. Megalobatrachonema campanae n. sp. (Nematoda Kathlaniinae) parasite de tritons de la region Parisienne. Annales de Parasitologie, Paris 32: 243-263 [258]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829) [HYLIDAE] Green and Golden Bell Frog (as Hyla aurea)).

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