Species Zelleriella antilliensis (Metcalf, 1914)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Opalina antilliensis Metcalf, M.M. 1914. Notes upon Opalina. Zoologischer Anzeiger 44: 533-541.

Generic Combinations

• Zelleriella antilliensis (Metcalf, 1914). —
  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): Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1803) [PIPIDAE] African Clawed Frog (intestines (exptl. infection)); Litoria caerulea (J. White, 1790) [HYLIDAE] Green Tree Frog (syn. Hyla caerulea; intestines (exptl. infection in tadpoles)); Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) [BUFONIDAE] Marine Toad, Cane Toad (cloaca); Litoria chloris (Boulenger, 1893) [HYLIDAE] Red-eyed Tree Frog (intestines (exptl. infection in tadpoles)); Limnodynastes peronii (Dumeril & Bibron, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Striped Marsh Frog (intestines (exptl. infection in tadpole))).

Associated Fauna References

Delvinquier, B.L.J. 1987. Opalinidae in Australian Anura. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 98: 93-122 (Bufo marinus)

Delvinquier, B.L.J. & Freeland, W.J. 1988. Observations on Zelleriella antilliensis (Protozoa: Opalinata) from the cane toad Bufo marinus in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 36: 317-333 (Litoria chloris; Limnodynastes peronii; Xenopus laevis; 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. (Bufo marinus)

Henderson, W.R. 2009. Pathogens in Vertebrate Pests in Australia. Canberra, Australia : Invasive Animnals Cooperative Research Centre 30 pp. (Bufo marinus)

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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