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Species Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas, 1909

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), 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)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) [PHALANGERIDAE] Common Brushtail Possum (blood, various organs (exptl. infection)); Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) [TACHYGLOSSIDAE] Short-beaked Echidna (blood (exptl. infection))).

Associated Fauna References

Backhouse T.C. & Bolliger A. 1951. Transmission of Chagas' disease to the Australian marsupial Trichosurus vulpecula. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 44: 521-533 (Tachyglossus aculeatus; Trichosurus vulpecula)

 

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)
27-Jul-2016 TRYPANOSOMATIDAE 10-Apr-2024 MODIFIED
12-Mar-2015 EXCAVATA Cavalier-Smith, 2002 (emend. Simpson (2003)) 12-Mar-2015 MOVED
12-Mar-2015 SARCOMASTIGOPHORA Honigberg & Balamuth, 1934 10-Apr-2024 MODIFIED
26-Jul-2012 10-Apr-2024 MODIFIED
20-Jul-2011 ADDED