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Species Haemoproteus ptilotis (Cleland & Johnston, 1909)

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Species Haemoproteus ptilotis (Cleland & Johnston, 1909)

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IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Lichenostomus fuscus (Gould, 1837) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Fuscous Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeater (syn. Meliphaga fusca, Ptilotis fusca; blood); Lichenostomus plumulus (Gould, 1841) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Grey-fronted Honeyeater, Yellow-fronted Honeyeater (syn. Meliphaga plumula, Ptilotis plumula; blood); Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) [MELIPHAGIDAE] New Holland Honeyeater, Whiskered Honeyeater, Yellow-winged Honeyeater (syn. Meliornis novaehollandiae; blood); Philemon corniculatus (Latham, 1790) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Noisy Friarbird, Leatherhead (syn. Tropidorhynchus corniculatus; blood, heart, spleen); Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Noisy Miner/Minah, Soldier Bird (syn. M. garrula; blood); Lichenostomus virescens (Vieillot, 1817) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Singing Honeyeater (syn. Meliphaga virescens, Ptilotis sonora; blood); Lichenostomus penicillatus (Gould, 1837) [MELIPHAGIDAE] White-plumed Honeyeater (syn. Meliphaga penicillata, M. leilavalensis, Ptilotis penicillatus, Ptilotis leilavalensis; blood); Lichenostomus chrysops (Latham, 1801) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Yellow-faced Honeyeater (syn. Meliphaga chrysops, Ptilotis chrysops; blood); Lichenostomus melanops (Latham, 1801) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (syn. Meliphaga melanops, M. auricomis; 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 (Manorina melanocephala; Philemon corniculatus)

Bennett, G.F., Squires-Parsons, D. & Poldmaa, T. 1994. The species of Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon and Trypanosoma of the Australian honeyeater family Meliphagidae (Aves: Passeriformes). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37: 13-18 (Manorina melanocephala)

Breinl, A. 1913. Parasitic protozoa encountered in the blood of Australian native animals. Report of the Australian Instute of Tropical Medicine 1911(April, 1913): 30-38 (Philemon corniculatus)

Cleland, J.B. 1915. The haematozoa of Australian birds. No. 3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 39: 25-37 (Lichenostomus chrysops)

Cleland, J.B. 1922. The parasites of Australian birds. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 46: 85-118 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus fuscus; Lichenostomus virescens; Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Cleland, J.B. & Johnston, T.H. 1909. Descriptions of new haemoprotozoa from birds in New South Wales, with a note on the resemblance between the spermatozoa of certain honeyeaters (Fam. Meliphagidae) and spirochaete-trypanosomes. Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales 43: 75-96 (Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Cleland, J.B. & Johnston, T.H. 1910. The haematozoa of Australian birds. No. 1. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 34: 100-114 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Cleland, J.B. & Johnston, T.H. 1911. The haematozoa of Australian birds. No. II. Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales 45: 415-444 (Lichenostomus fuscus; Lichenostomus virescens; Philemon corniculatus)

Cleland, J.B. & Johnston, T.H. 1912. Species of haemoprotozoa met with during 1910 and 1911. Report of the Government Bureau of Microbiology 1912: 74-83 (Lichenostomus plumulus)

Cleland, J.B. & Johnston, T.H. 1912. Tabular statements of haematozoa occurring in wild and domesticated animals in Australia. Report of the Government Bureau of Microbiology 1912: 83-88 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Coatney, G.R. 1936. A check-list and host-index of the genus Haemoproteus. Journal of Parasitology 22: 88-104 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus fuscus; Lichenostomus penicillatus)

Johnston, T.H. 1910. On Australian avian entozoa. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 44: 84-122 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Johnston, T.H. 1912. Internal parasites recorded from Australian birds. The Emu 12(2): 105-112 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus fuscus; Lichenostomus virescens; Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Johnston, T.H. 1912. On Australian avian entozoa. Report of the Government Bureau of Microbiology 1912: 122-136 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Johnston, T.H. 1916. A census of the endoparasites recorded as occurring in Queensland, arranged under their hosts. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 28: 31-79 (Lichenostomus fuscus; Philemon corniculatus)

Johnston, T.H. & Cleland, J.B. 1910. Protozoal infections. Report of the Government Bureau of Microbiology 1909: 31-46 (Lichenostomus chrysops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Mackerras, M.J. & Mackerras, I.M. 1960. The haematozoa of Australian birds. Australian Journal of Zoology 8: 226-260 (Lichenostomus plumulus; Lichenostomus fuscus; Lichenostomus penicillatus; Lichenostomus chrysops; Lichenostomus melanops; Philemon corniculatus; Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Peirce, M.A., Lederer, R., Adlard, R.D. & O'Donoghue, P.J. 2004. Pathology associated with endogenous development of haematozoa in birds from southeast Queensland. Avian Pathology 33: 445-450 (Philemon corniculatus)

Plimmer, H. 1915. Report on deaths in Zool. Gardens, together with a list of the blood parasites found during the year (1914). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1915: 123-130 (Lichenostomus melanops)

Valkiunas, G. 2005. Avian malaria parasites and other haemosporidia. Boca Raton : CRC Press 932 pp. (+ 3 plates). (Lichenostomus chrysops)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
03-Dec-2014 APICOMPLEXA Levine, 1970 03-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
26-Jul-2012 03-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
24-Aug-2011 ADDED