Species Protoopalina acuta (Raff, 1911)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Opalina acuta Raff, J.W. 1911. Protozoa parasitic in the large intestine of Australian frogs. Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 23: 586-596.

Generic Combinations

• Protoopalina acuta (Raff, 1911). —
  Metcalf, M.M. 1923. The opainid ciliate infusorians. United States National Museum Bulletin 120: 1-184

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), 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)

Ecological Descriptors

Endosymbiotic (host(s): Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867 [HYLIDAE] Broad-palmed Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes dumerilii Peters, 1863 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Eastern Banjo Frog (intestines); Litoria fallax (Peters, 1880) [HYLIDAE] Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (intestines); Litoria caerulea (J. White, 1790) [HYLIDAE] Green Tree Frog (syn. Hyla caerulea; intestines); Limnodynastes convexiusculus (Macleay, 1877) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Marbled Frog (intestines); Litoria pallida Davis et al., 1983 [HYLIDAE] Pale Frog (intestines); Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867) [HYLIDAE] Bumpy Rocket Frog (intestines); Litoria nasuta (J.E. Gray, 1842) [HYLIDAE] Rocket Frog (syn. Hyla nasuta; intestines); Litoria rothii (De Vis, 1884) [HYLIDAE] Northern Laughing Tree Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog (intestines); Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923) [HYLIDAE] Black-shinned Rocket Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes dorsalis (J.E. Gray, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Banjo Frog (intestines)).

Associated Fauna References

Delvinquier, B.L.J. 1987. Opalinidae in Australian Anura. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 98: 93-122 (Litoria pallida; Litoria tornieri; Litoria rothii; Litoria fallax; Limnodynastes convexiusculus; Litoria inermis; Litoria latopalmata; Limnodynastes tasmaniensis; Litoria nasuta; Litoria caerulea)

Delvinquier, B.L.J. & Patterson, D.J. 1993. The opalines. pp. 247-325 in Kreier, J.P. & Baker, J.R. (eds). Parasitic Protozoa. San Diego : Academic Press Vol. 3 2. (Litoria pallida; Litoria tornieri; Litoria rothii; Litoria fallax; Limnodynastes convexiusculus; Litoria inermis; Litoria latopalmata; Limnodynastes dumerilii; Limnodynastes tasmaniensis; Litoria nasuta; Litoria caerulea)

Metcalf, M.M. 1923. The opainid ciliate infusorians. United States National Museum Bulletin 120: 1-184 (Limnodynastes dorsalis)

Raff, J.W. 1912. Protozoa parasitic in the large intestine of Australian frogs. Part II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 24: 343-352 (Limnodynastes dorsalis)

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