Genus Polycosta Cameron & O'Donoghue, 2003
Introduction
Unidentified species recorded from regions unspecified.
Distribution
IBRA
Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Symbiotic (host(s): Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Grey Kangaroo (forestomach); Macropus robustus Gould, 1841 [MACROPODIDAE] Common Wallaroo (forestomach); Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) [MACROPODIDAE] Agile Wallaby (forestomach); Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern Grey Kangaroo (syn. M. canguru; stomach); Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837) [MACROPODIDAE] Black-striped Wallaby (forestomach); Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Red Kangaroo (syn. Megalia rufus, forestomach); Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 [MACROPODIDAE] Allied Rock-wallaby (forestomach); Petrogale godmani Thomas, 1923 [MACROPODIDAE] Godman’s Rock-wallaby (forestomach); Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) [MACROPODIDAE] Swamp Wallaby (forestomach)).
General References
Cameron, S.L. 2003. Taxonomy and phylogeny of endosymbiotic ciliates (Ciliophora: Litostomatea) associated with Australian herbivorous marsupials. International Journal for Parasitology 33: 347-355
Cameron, S.L. & O'Donoghue, P.J. 2003. Trichostome ciliates from Australian marsupials. IV. Distribution of the ciliate fauna. European Journal of Protistology 39: 139-147
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2014 | INTRAMACRONUCLEATA Lynn, 1996 | 03-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Aug-2011 | ADDED |