Genus Isotricha Stein, 1858

Museums

Regional Maps

• Isotricha Stein, F. 1858. Ueber mehrere neue im Pansen der Wiederkäuer lebende Infusionsthiere. Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Prague 10: 69–70.

Introduction

Unidentified species recorded from Queensland and regions unspecified.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Symbiotic (host(s): Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Ox (stomach); Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Tammar Wallaby (stomach); Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern Grey Kangaroo (syn. M. canguru; stomach); Macropus parma Waterhouse, 1846 [MACROPODIDAE] Parma Wallaby (stomach); Macropus parryi (Bennett, 1835) [MACROPODIDAE] Whiptail Wallaby (stomach); Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Red Kangaroo (syn. Megalia rufus; stomach); Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) [VOMBATIDAE] Common Wombat (syn. Phascoloma mitchelli; hindgut); Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Red-necked Wallaby (syn. M. bennettI; stomach); Macropus robustus Gould, 1841 [MACROPODIDAE] Common Wallaroo (stomach); Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Tasmanian Pademelon (stomach); Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) [MACROPODIDAE] Agile Wallaby (stomach); Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837) [MACROPODIDAE] Black-striped Wallaby (stomach); Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Grey Kangaroo (stomach); Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) [MACROPODIDAE] Swamp Wallaby (stomach)).

General References

Dellow, D.W., Hume, I.D., Clarke, R.T.J. & Bauchop, T. 1988. Microbial activity in the forestomach of free-living macropodid marsupials: comparisons with laboratory studies. Australian Journal of Zoology 36: 383-395

Klieve, A.V., Holroyd, R.G., Turner, A.F. & Lindsay, J.A. 1998. Rumen bacterial and protozoal populations in cattle being relocated in tropical Queensland. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 49: 1153-1159

O'Donoghue, P.J. 1997. Protozoan parasites of wildlife in south-east Queensland. pp. 119-136 in Tribe, A. (ed.). Proceedings of the 1997 Conference of the Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists. Brisbane : Australian Veterinary Association.

Obendorf, D.L. 1984. The macropodid oesophagus. IV. Observations on the protozoan fauna of the macropodid stomach and oesophagus. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 37: 117-122

History of changes