Species Parapolystoma bulliense (Johnston, 1912)

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Regional Maps

• Polystomum bulliense Johnston, S.J. 1912. On some trematode-parasites of Australian frogs. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 285-362 [Assigned to Parapolystoma by Ozaki (1935)].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM W346, Lodden River, near Bulli, NSW.
  Status unknown, QM GL12109, 12160, Mt Glorious, Qld.

  Type host:

   Litoria phyllochroa (Günther, 1863) [HYLIDAE]

Generic Combinations

• Parapolystoma bulliense (Johnston, 1912).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Lodden River, near Bulli, NSW; Mt Glorious, Qld.

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): Litoria phyllochroa (Günther, 1863) [HYLIDAE] Leaf-green Tree Frog; Litoria lesueuri (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) [HYLIDAE] Lesueur's Frog; Litoria pearsoniana (Copland, 1961) [HYLIDAE] Pearson's Green Tree Frog; Litoria gracilenta (Peters, 1869) [HYLIDAE]).

Associated Fauna References

Héritier, L. Badets, M. Du Preez, L.H., Aisien, M.S.O., Lixian, F., Combes, C. & Verneau, O. 2015. Evolutionary processes involved in the diversification of chelonian and mammal polystomatid parasites (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revealed by palaeoecology of their hosts. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 92: 1-10 [3] (Litoria gracilenta)

General References

Pichelin, S. 1995. Parapolystoma johnstoni n. sp. from Litoria nyakalensis (amphibia) in Australia and taxonomic considerations on the Diplorchiinae (Monogenea). Journal of Parasitology 81(2): 261-265 [263] (Locality record and additional information)

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