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Family POLYPLACIDAE


Compiler and date details

S.C. Barker Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Introduction

Worldwide, the Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 comprise 184 species. Three species occur in Australia: two parasitise introduced rats and the third parasitises the introduced rabbit.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
19-Jul-2012 19-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)