Species Protoopalina hylarum (Raff, 1911)

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Regional Maps

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

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Endosymbiotic (host(s): Litoria dentata (Keferstein, 1868) [HYLIDAE] Bleating Tree Frog (intestines); Litoria nigrofrenata (Günther, 1867) [HYLIDAE] Bridle Frog (intestines); Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867 [HYLIDAE] Broad-palmed Frog (intestines); Litoria rubella (J.E. Gray, 1842) [HYLIDAE] Little Red Tree 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); Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829) [HYLIDAE] Green and Golden Bell Frog (syn. Hyla aurea; intestines); Litoria raniformis (Keferstein, 1867) [HYLIDAE] Growling Grass Frog (intestines); Litoria lesueuri (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) [HYLIDAE] Lesueur’s Frog (syn. Hyla lesueuri; intestines); Limnodynastes convexiusculus (Macleay, 1877) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Marbled Frog (intestines); Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) [BUFONIDAE] Marine Toad, Cane Toad (intestines); Cyclorana novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1867 [HYLIDAE] New Holland Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes terraereginae Fry, 1915 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Northern Banjo Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes ornatus (Gray, 1842) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Ornate Burrowing Frog (intestines); Neobatrachus pictus Peters, 1863 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Painted Burrowing Frog (intestines); Litoria pallida Davis et al., 1983 [HYLIDAE] Pale Frog (intestines); Litoria peronii (Tschudi, 1838) [HYLIDAE] Peron’s Tree Frog (syn. Hyla peronii; 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); Cyclorana brevipes (Peters, 1871) [HYLIDAE] Short-footed Frog (intestines); Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog (intestines); Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923) [HYLIDAE] Black-shinned Rocket Frog (intestines); Neobatrachus centralis (H.W. Parker, 1940) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Trilling 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; Neobatrachus centralis; Litoria tornieri; Limnodynastes terraereginae; Litoria rothii; Litoria fallax; Limnodynastes convexiusculus; Cyclorana brevipes; Litoria dentata; Cyclorana novaehollandiae; Litoria inermis; Litoria latopalmata; Litoria nigrofrenata; Litoria raniformis; Neobatrachus pictus; Limnodynastes tasmaniensis; Limnodynastes ornatus; Litoria nasuta; Litoria rubella; Litoria lesueuri; Litoria peronii; Litoria aurea; Litoria caerulea; Bufo marinus)

Delvinquier, B.L.J. & Freeland, W.J. 1988. Protozoan parasites of the cane toad, Bufo marinus, in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 36: 301-316 (Bufo marinus)

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; Neobatrachus centralis; Litoria tornieri; Limnodynastes terraereginae; Litoria rothii; Litoria fallax; Limnodynastes convexiusculus; Cyclorana brevipes; Litoria dentata; Cyclorana novaehollandiae; Litoria inermis; Litoria latopalmata; Litoria nigrofrenata; Litoria raniformis; Neobatrachus pictus; Limnodynastes tasmaniensis; Litoria nasuta; Litoria rubella; Litoria lesueuri; Litoria peronii; Litoria aurea; Litoria caerulea; Bufo marinus)

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

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 (Litoria aurea)

Speare, R. 1990. A review of the diseases of the cane toad, Bufo marinus, with comments on biological control. Australian Wildlife Research 17: 387-410 (Bufo marinus)

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