Species Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Travassos, 1914)
- Heligmosomum braziliense Travassos, L. 1914. Trichostrongylideos brazileiros. Brazil-Medico 34: 3-8 [6].
Type data:
Holotype IOC, Rio de Janeiro.Type host:
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) [Muridae]
Generic Combinations
- Nippostrongylus braziliensis (Travassos, 1914). —
Lane, C. 1923. Some Strongylata. Parasitology 15: 348-364
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) [MURIDAE] Black Rat; Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) [MURIDAE] Brown Rat; Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839) [MURIDAE] Bush Rat (= Rattus Asimilis); Rattus sordidus (Gould, 1858) [MURIDAE] Canefield Rat (= R. conatus); Rattus leucopus (J.E. Gray, 1867) [MURIDAE] Cape York Rat).
Extra Ecological Information
In small intestine.
General References
Chabaud, A.G. & Durette-Desset M.-C. 1996. Nippostrongylus rauschi n. sp. Nématode parasite de dermoptères et considérations sur N. brasiliensis parasite cosmopolite des rats domestiques. Systematic Parasitology 41: 243-249 (additional morphological details)
Mawson, P.M. 1961. Trichostrongyles from rodents in Queensland, with comments on the genus Longistriata (Nematoda: Heligmosomatidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 9: 791-826 (additional records)
Obendorf, D.L. 1979. The helminth parasites of Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse) from Victoria. Australian Journal of Zoology 27: 867-879 (additional records)
Smales, L.R. & Spratt, D.M. 2004. Helminth community structure in Rattus leucopus (Gray) (Muridae) from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Papua. Australian Journal of Zoology 52: 283-291 (additional records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | RHABDITIDA Chitwood, 1933 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Mar-2022 | CHROMADOREA Inglis, 1983 | 22-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | Heligmonellini (Skryabin & Schikhobalova, 1952) | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Nov-2015 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Dec-2011 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Aug-2011 | 26-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jun-2012 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Aug-2010 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Aug-2010 | 10-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED |