Species Wallabicestus ewersi Schmidt, 1975
- Wallabicestus ewersi Schmidt, G.D. 1975. New records of helminths from New Guinea, including description of three new cestode species, one in the new genus Wallabicestus n.g. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 94: 189-196 [189].
Type data:
Holotype USNPC 72973, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) USNPC 72974, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; SAMA AHC20909 Slides (Parasite from small intestine), Pine Plains Station via Patchewollock, Victoria.Type host:
Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) [MACROPODIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Progamotaenia ewersi (Schmidt, 1975). —
Beveridge, I. 1976. A taxonomic revision of the Anoplocephalidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) of Australian marsupials. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 44: 1-110 [47] - Wallabicestus ewersi Schmidt, 1975 [restored as valid species]. —
Hardman, L.M., Haukisalmi, V. & Beveridge I. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships of the anoplocephaline cestodes of Australasian marsupials and resurrection of the genus Wallabicestus Schmidt, 1975. Systematic Parasitology 82: 49-63 [61]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 [MACROPODIDAE] Allied Rock-wallaby (definitive host); Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1825) [MACROPODIDAE] Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (definitive host); Macropus robustus Gould, 1841 [MACROPODIDAE] Common Wallaroo (definitive host); Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern Grey Kangaroo (definitive host); Macropus parma Waterhouse, 1845 [MACROPODIDAE] Parma Wallaby (definitive host); Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Red-necked Wallaby (definitive host); Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) [MACROPODIDAE] Swamp Wallaby (definitive host); Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Tammar Wallaby (definitive host); Macropus irma (Jourdan, 1837) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Brush Wallaby (definitive host); Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Western Grey Kangaroo (definitive host); Macropus parryi (Bennett, 1835) [MACROPODIDAE] Whiptail Wallaby (definitive host)).
General References
Beveridge, I. 2009. A re-description of Progamotaenia ewersi (Schmidt, 1975) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from Wallabies and Kangaroos (Macropodidae) with the description of a new species, Progamotaenia ualabati n. sp. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 133(1): 1-17 (re-description, revised host list)
Hardman, L.M., Haukisalmi, V. & Beveridge I. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships of the anoplocephaline cestodes of Australasian marsupials and resurrection of the genus Wallabicestus Schmidt, 1975. Systematic Parasitology 82: 49-63
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Feb-2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |