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Species Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan outside Australia

Introduced from probably UK or Europe.


Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Canis lupus dingo F.A.A. Meyer, 1793 [CANIDAE] Dingo (as L. serrata and L. dingoensis); Canis lupus familiaris Linaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog; Bos (Bos) taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] European Cattle; Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) [LEPORIDAE] Rabbit; Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Fox; Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) [DASYURIDAE] Spotted-tailed Quoll).

Extra Ecological Information

Only Australian hosts are listed; other mammal hosts are known from outside Australia

Associated Fauna References

Spratt, D.M. 2011. Unpublished list of pentastomes in Wildlife Parasitology & Pathology Collection in the Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Crace, Canberra. (Dasyurus maculatus)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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21-Mar-2012 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
28-Feb-2012 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
20-Oct-2011 13-Dec-2024 MODIFIED
12-Apr-2011 12-Apr-2011 MOVED
31-Mar-2011 ADDED