Species Protoopalina dorsalis (Raff, 1912)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Opalina 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.
• Protoopalina peronii Metcalf, M.M. 1923. The opainid ciliate infusorians. United States National Museum Bulletin 120: 1-184.

Generic Combinations

• Protoopalina dorsalis (Raff, 1912). —
  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), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), 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), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Endosymbiotic (host(s): Limnodynastes peronii (Dumeril & Bibron, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Striped Marsh Frog (intestine); Mixophyes fasciolatus Günther, 1864 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Great Barred Frog (intestines (tadpoles)); Pseudophryne bibronii Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Brown Toadlet (intestines); Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) [BUFONIDAE] Cane Toad (intestines); Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775) [ACANTHURIDAE] Dusky Surgeonfish; Limnodynastes dumerilii Peters, 1863 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Eastern Banjo Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog (intestines (tadpoles)); Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829) [HYLIDAE] Green and Golden Bell Frog (syn. Hyla aurea; intestines); Litoria caerulea (White, 1790) [HYLIDAE] Green Tree Frog (syn. Hyla caerulea; intestines); Litoria verreauxii Dumeril, 1853 [HYLIDAE] Verreaux’s Tree Frog (intestines)), parasitic (host(s): Limnodynastes dumerilii Peters, 1863 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Eastern Banjo Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes peronii (Dumeril & Bibron, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Striped Marsh Frog (intestine); 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 (Limnodynastes dumerilii; Limnodynastes dorsalis; Limnodynastes peronii)

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. (Limnodynastes dumerilii; Limnodynastes dorsalis; Limnodynastes peronii)

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

Metcalf, M.M. 1940. Further studies on the opalinid ciliate infusorians and their hosts. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 87: 465-634 (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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