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Species of Mediorhynchus (Acantholephala: Gigantorhynchidae) in Australian birds with the description of Mediorhynchus colluricinclae n. sp.
Four species of Mediorhynchus are identified from Australian birds. New locality records are given for Mediorhynchus alecturae (Johnston and Mawson. 1947) Golvan. 1962 and new host and locality records for M. corcoracis Johnston and Edmonds. 1951. Mediorhychus grandis has been reported from Australian hosts, but this record could not be verified. Two females from Acanthogenys rufogularis and the anterior portion of a single female from a "gull" had characters of proboscis armature. lemnisci, and eggs that precluded them being assigned to any of the presently known species of Mediorhynchus. Mediorhynchus colluridnclae n. sp. was found in pomatostomatids from South Australian localities. A high degree of host specificity is recorded for M. corcoracis and M. colluricinclae. Selection of specific dietary items may be one titter that influences the degree of host specificity encountered.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Volume
88Issue
2Start Page
375End Page
381Number of Pages
7ISSN
0022-3395Location
United StatesPublisher
American Society of ParasitologistsLanguage
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences;Era Eligible
- No