Species Haemonchus contortus (Rudolphi, 1803)
- Strongylus contortus Rudolphi, C.A. 1803. Neue Beobachtungen über die Eingeweidewürmer. Archiv für Zoologie und Zootomie 3: 1-32 [15].
Type data:
Status unknown, Germany.Type host:
Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [Bovidae]
Generic Combinations
- Haemonchus contortus (Rudolphi, 1803). —
Cobb, N.A. 1898. Extract from MS report on the parasites of stock. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 9(4): 419-454 [447]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] European Cattle; Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Goat; Hyelaphus porcinus (Zimmermann, 1780) [CERVIDAE] Hog Deer; Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (man); Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 [CERVIDAE] Red Deer; Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Red Kangaroo; Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep).
Extra Ecological Information
In abomasum.
General References
Beveridge, I., Pullman, A.L., Henzell, R. & Martin, R.R. 1987. Helminth parasites of feral goats in South Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 64: 111-112
Beveridge, I. & Ford, G.E. 1982. The trichostrongyloid parasites of sheep in South Australia and their regional distribution. Australian Veterinary Journal 59: 177-179
Boreham, R.E., McCowan, M.J., Ryan, A.E., Allworth, A.M. & Robson, J.M.B. 1995. (1995). Human trichostrongyliasis in Queensland. Pathology 27: 182-185
Presidente, P.J.A. 1984. Parasites of farmed and free-ranging deer in Australia. University of Sydney Postgraduate Committee in Veterinary Science. Proceedings of the Refresher Course for Veterinarians 72: 623-643
Roberts, F.H.S. 1934. Worm parasites of domestic animals in Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 41: 245-252
Roberts, F.H.S. 1936. The distribution of the gastro-intestinal parasites of sheep in Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 46: 30-37
Rogers, W.P. 1939. Nematode parasites of sheep in Western Australia. Journal of Helminthology 17: 151-158
Southcott, W.H., Major, G.W. & Barger, I.A. 1976. Seasonal pasture contamination and availability of nematodes for grazing sheep. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 27: 277-286
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | RHABDITIDA Chitwood, 1933 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Mar-2022 | CHROMADOREA Inglis, 1983 | 22-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 16-Dec-2011 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Dec-2011 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Aug-2011 | 26-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jun-2012 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Aug-2010 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Aug-2010 | 10-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED |