Species Theileria tachyglossi Priestley, 1915

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• Theileria tachyglossi Priestley, H. 1915. Theileria tachyglossi (n.sp.). A blood parasite of Tachyglossus aculeatus. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 9: 233-238.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), 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), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) [TACHYGLOSSIDAE] Short-beaked Echidna (blood, various organs)).

Associated Fauna References

Mackerras, M.J. 1959. The haematozoa of Australian mammals. Australian Journal of Zoology 7: 105-135 (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Priestley, H. 1915. Theileria tachyglossi (n.sp.). A blood parasite of Tachyglossus aculeatus. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 9: 233-238 (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Seddon, H.R. 1952. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and viral diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8. (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Seddon, H.R. & Albiston, H.E. 1966. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and virus diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8 2. (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Stewart, N.P., Uilenberg, G. & De Vos, A.J. 1996. Review of Australian species of Theileria, with special reference to Theileria buffeli of cattle. Tropical Animal Health and Production 28: 81-90 (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

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