Subfamily Thysanosomatinae Fuhrmann, 1907
Introduction
The subfamily Thysanosomatinae is characterised by the development of paruterine organs and the movement of eggs from the true uterus to the paruterine organ. A pyriform apparatus is absent and the intermediate hosts are psocopterous insects. All are parasites of ruminants (Beveridge 1994).
A single species occurs in Australian cattle (Mackerras 1958) and presumably was introduced.
General References
Beveridge, I. 1994. Family Anoplocephalidae Cholodkovsky, 1902. pp. 315-366 in Khalil, L.F., Jones, A. & Bray, R.A. (eds). Keys to the Cestode Parasites of Vertebrates. Wallingford, UK : Commonwealth Agriculture Bureaux International 751 pp.
Mackerras, M.J. 1958. Catalogue of Australian mammals and their recorded internal parasites. Part I. Monotremes and marsupials. Part II. Eutheria. Part III. Introduced herbivora and the domestic pig. Part IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 101-160
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2022 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 28-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 06-Feb-2014 | 15-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |