Species Isotricha prostoma Stein, 1859

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Regional Maps

• Isotricha prostoma Stein, F. 1859. Characteristik neuer Infusorien-Gattungen. Lotos. Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften 9: 2-5, 57-60.

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

Parasitic (host(s): Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Ox (stomach); Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 [CERVIDAE] Red Deer (stomach)), 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)).

Associated Fauna References

Dehority, B.A. 1997. Rumen ciliate protozoa in Australian red deer (Cervus elaphus L.). Archiv für Protistenkunde 148: 157-165 (Cervus elaphus)

Wright, A-D.G. 1999. Analysis of intraspecific sequence variation among eight isolates of the rumen symbiont, Isotricha prostoma (Ciliophora), from two continents. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 46: 445-446 (Bos taurus)

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