Host taxa for MICROSPORIDIA Balbiani, 1882

Animal Hosts

ACTINOPTERYGII

APOGONIDAE

• Vincentia conspersa Klunzinger, 1872 — Cardinal Fish
      Glugea vincentiae Vagelli, Parama, Sanmartin & Leiro, 2005 [GLUGEIDAE]

SCIAENIDAE

• Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830) — Belanger’s Jewfish, Little Jewfish
      Pleistophora sciaenae Johnston & Bancroft, 1918 [GLUGEIDAE]

AVES

PLOCEIDAE

• Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844) — Gouldian Finch
      Encephalitozoon hellem Didier et al., 1991 [UNIKARYONIDAE]

PSITTACIDAE

• Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot, 1818) — Peach-faced Lovebird, Rosy-faced Lovebird
      Encephalitozoon hellem Didier et al., 1991 [UNIKARYONIDAE]
• Eclectus roratus (Müller, 1776) — Eclectus Parrot
      Encephalitozoon hellem Didier et al., 1991 [UNIKARYONIDAE]
• Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) — Budgerigar
      Encephalitozoon hellem Didier et al., 1991 [UNIKARYONIDAE]

CRUSTACEA

CENTROPAGIDAE

• Boeckella triarticulata (Thomson, 1883) — Copepod
      Tuzetia boeckella Milner & Mayer, 1982 [TUZETIIDAE]

CYCLOPOIDAE

• Apocyclops dengizicus (Lepeschkin, 1900) — Copepod
      Duboscqia dengihilli Sweeney, Doggett & Piper, 1993 [DUBOSCQIIDAE]
• CYCLOPOIDAE — Unidentified cyclopoid species
      Amblyospora indicola Vávra, Bai & Panicker, 1984 [AMBLYOSPORIDAE]
• Mesocyclops albicans Smith, 1909
      Amblyospora dyxenoides Sweeney, Graham & Hazard, 1988 [AMBLYOSPORIDAE]
• Mesocyclops sp.
      Amblyospora dyxenoides Sweeney, Graham & Hazard, 1988 [AMBLYOSPORIDAE]

PARASTACIDAE

• Cherax albidus Clark, 1936 — White Yabby
      Vavraia parastacida Langdon, 1991 [GLUGEIDAE]
• Cherax destructor (Clark, 1936) — Inland Yabbie
      Thelohania montirivulorum Moodie, Le Jambre & Katz, 2003 [THELOHANIIDAE]
      Thelohania parastaci Moodie, Le Jambre & Katz, 2003 [THELOHANIIDAE]
      Vairimorpha cheracis Moodie, Le Jambre & Katz, 2003 [BURENELLIDAE]
• Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) — Redclaw
      Vavraia parastacida Langdon, 1991 [GLUGEIDAE]
• Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gray, 1845) — Gilgy
      Vavraia parastacida Langdon, 1991 [GLUGEIDAE]
• Cherax tenuimanus (Smith, 1912) — Marron
      Vavraia parastacida Langdon, 1991 [GLUGEIDAE]

PENAEIDAE

• Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879 — Tiger Prawn
      Ameson nelsoni (Sprague, 1950) [PEREZIIDAE]
      Thelohania duorara Iverson & Manning, 1959 [THELOHANIIDAE]
• Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 — Western King Prawn
      Agmasoma penaei (Sprague, 1950) [THELOHANIIDAE]
      Thelohania duorara Iverson & Manning, 1959 [THELOHANIIDAE]
• Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943 — Redspot King Prawn
      Agmasoma penaei (Sprague, 1950) [THELOHANIIDAE]
      Thelohania duorara Iverson & Manning, 1959 [THELOHANIIDAE]
• Penaeus merguiensis de Man, 1888 — Banana Prawn
      Ameson nelsoni (Sprague, 1950) [PEREZIIDAE]
      Thelohania duorara Iverson & Manning, 1959 [THELOHANIIDAE]
• Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan, 1844 — Green Tiger Prawn
      Agmasoma penaei (Sprague, 1950) [THELOHANIIDAE]
      Ameson nelsoni (Sprague, 1950) [PEREZIIDAE]
      Thelohania duorara Iverson & Manning, 1959 [THELOHANIIDAE]

DIPTERA

CALLIPHORIDAE

• Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) — Green Bottle Fly, Sheep Blowfly
      Octosporea muscaedomesticae Flu, 1911 [PSEUDOPLEISTOPHORIDAE]

CULICIDAE

• Aedes vigilax (Skuse, 1889) — Saltmarsh Mosquito
      Duboscqia aediphaga Kettle & Piper, 1988 [DUBOSCQIIDAE]
      Microsporidium lotaensis Kettle & Piper, 1988 [Unplaced]
• Anopheles hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944 — Anopheline Mosquito
      Duboscqia dengihilli Sweeney, Doggett & Piper, 1993 [DUBOSCQIIDAE]
• Culex annulirostris Skuse, 1889 — Common Banded Mosquito
      Amblyospora dyxenoides Sweeney, Graham & Hazard, 1988 [AMBLYOSPORIDAE]
• Culex halifaxii Theobald, 1903 — Culicine Mosquito
      Amblyospora trinus Becnel & Sweeney, 1990 [AMBLYOSPORIDAE]
• Culex sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 — Saltmarsh Culex
      Amblyospora indicola Vávra, Bai & Panicker, 1984 [AMBLYOSPORIDAE]

EUTHERIA

HOMINIDAE

• Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 — Human
      Encephalitozoon cuniculi Levaditi, Nicolau & Schoen, 1923 [UNIKARYONIDAE]
      Encephalitozoon intestinalis (Cali, Kotler & Orenstein, 1993) [UNIKARYONIDAE]
      Enterocytozoon bieneusi Desportes, Le Chapentier, Galian, Bernard, Cochand-Priollet, Lavergne, Ravisse & Modigliani, 1985 [UNIKARYONIDAE]

LEPORIDAE

• Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Rabbit
      Encephalitozoon cuniculi Levaditi, Nicolau & Schoen, 1923 [UNIKARYONIDAE]

LEPIDOPTERA

HEPIALIDAE

• Oncopera alboguttata Tindal, 1933 — Ebor Grassgrub
      Vavraia oncoperae (Milner & Beaton, 1977) [GLUGEIDAE]
• Oncopera rufobrunnea Tindal, 1933 — Underground Grassgrub
      Vavraia oncoperae (Milner & Beaton, 1977) [GLUGEIDAE]

MARSUPIALIA

PHASCOLARCTIDAE

• Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) — Koala
      Encephalitozoon intestinalis (Cali, Kotler & Orenstein, 1993) [UNIKARYONIDAE]

MOLLUSCA

MYTILIDAE

• Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 — Mussel
      Steinhausia mytilovum (Field, 1924) [CHYTRIDIOPSIDAE]

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