Species Octosporea muscaedomesticae Flu, 1911

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• Octosporea muscaedomesticae Flu, P.C. 1911. Studien über die im Darm der Stubenfliego, Musca domestica, vorkommenden protozoären Gebilde. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, und Infecktionskrankheiten 57: 522-535.

Introduction

Based on ribosomal DNA sequence data, the Microsporidia are recognised as Fungi and not Protists. At present Australian Biological Resource Study has retained the Microsporidia as a phylum in the Protists for historical comparative purposes.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) [CALLIPHORIDAE] Green Bottle Fly, Sheep Blowfly (midgut)).

Associated Fauna References

Cooper, D.J., Pinnock, D.E. & Bateman, S.M. 1983. Susceptibility of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), to Octosporea muscaedomesticae Flu. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22: 292 (Lucilia cuprina)

Smallridge, C.J., Cooper, D.J. & Pinnock, D.E. 1995. The effect of the microsporidium Octosporea muscaedomesticae on adult Lucilia cuprina (Diptera:Calliphoridae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 66: 196-197 (Lucilia cuprina)

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