Species Spironucleus muris (Grassi, 1881)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Octomitus muris Grassi. B. 1881. Intorno ad alcuni protisti endoparassitici ed appartenenti alle classe dei flagellati, lobosi, sporozoi e ciliati. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 24: 135-187.

Generic Combinations

• Spironucleus muris (Grassi, 1881). —
  Kulda, J. & Nohýnková, E. 1978. Flagellates of the human intestine and of intestines of other species. pp. 1–138 in Kreier, J.P. Parasitic Protozoa. New York : Academic Press Vol. 2.
• Hexamitus muris (Grassi, 1881). —
  Dobell, C.C. 1909. Researches on the intestinal Protozoa of frogs and toads. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 53: 201-277 pls, 2-5

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) [MURIDAE] Brown Rat (syn. Rattus decumanus Pallus, 1778, Mus decumanus; gut, faeces); Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] House Mouse (syn. M. domesticus; gut, faeces)).

Associated Fauna References

Oxberry, M.E., Thompson, R.C.A. & Reynoldson, J.A. 1994. Evaluation of the effects of albendazole and metronidazole on the ultrastructure of Giardia duodenalis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Spironucleus muris using transmission electron microscopy. International Journal for Parasitology 24: 695-703 (Mus musculus)

Sharma, A.W. & Mayrhofer, G. 1988. A comparative study of infections with rodent isolates of Giardia duodenalis in inbred strains of rats and mice and in hypothymic nude rats. Parasite Immunology 10: 169-179 (Rattus norvegicus; Mus musculus)

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