Strzeleckia major n. g., n. sp. and S. minor n. sp. (Digenea: Hasstilesiidae) from Antechinus swainsonii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in Australia (original) (raw)

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Strzeleckia major n. g., n. sp. and S. minor n. sp. are described from the dusky antechinus Antechinus swainsonii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) from the Kosciusko National Park in southern New South Wales, Australia. The two species were found together in the same individual host animals but occupy different sites in the intestine. The new genus is placed within the Hasstilesiidae, where it differs from the only other genus, Hasstilesia, by being more elongate and in having larger suckers, tandem testes, the ovary between rather than opposite the testes, and in having the caeca not reaching the posterior end of the body. It is suggested that the life-cycles of these species are similar to those of other hasstilesiids. Pupillid snails may act as sole intermediate hosts.

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   Present address: Queensland Museum, P.O. Box 300, 4101, South Brisbane, Australia

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   T. H. Cribb & D. M. Spratt

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Cribb, T.H., Spratt, D.M. Strzeleckia major n. g., n. sp. and S. minor n. sp. (Digenea: Hasstilesiidae) from Antechinus swainsonii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in Australia.Syst Parasitol 19, 73–79 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010304

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• Accepted: 07 October 1990
• Issue date: May 1991
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010304

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