Species Haemoproteus megapodius Nandi & Mandal, 1980

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• Haemoproteus megapodius Nandi, N.C., & Mandal, A.K. 1980. Haemoproteus megapodius sp. nov. in Megapodius freycinet abbotti Oberholser (Megapodiidae) from the south Nicobar. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 77(1-4): 51-54.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Alectura lathami J.E. Gray, 1831 [MEGAPODIDAE] Australian Brush Turkey (blood)).

Associated Fauna References

Adlard, R.D., Peirce, M.A. & Lederer, R. 2004. Blood parasites of birds from south-east Queensland. Emu 104: 191-196 (Alectura lathami)

History of changes