Protoopalina hylarum
| Protoopalina hylarum | |
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| artist: Maynard M. Metcalf (1923), after Janet W. Raff (1911)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Placidozoa |
| Class: | Opalinea |
| Order: | Opalinida |
| Family: | Opalinidae |
| Genus: | Protoopalina |
| Species: | P. hylarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Protoopalina hylarum (Raff, 1911) | |
Protoopalina hylarum is a species of protozoa in the Opalinidae family, and an amphibian parasite.[2] It was first described in 1911 by Janet W. Raff as Opalina hylarum.[2][1]
Hosts
This parasite has been found in the green and golden bell frog Litoria aurea,[3] but has also been reported in the Cane toad (Rhinella marina).[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Janet W. Raff (1911). "Protozoa parasitic in the large intestine of Australian frogs. Part I". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 23: 586–596. ISSN 0035-9211. Wikidata Q110946517.
- 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Protoopalina hylarum". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ Maynard M. Metcalf (1923). "The opalinid ciliate infusorians". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (120): 1–484. doi:10.5479/SI.03629236.120.1. ISSN 0362-9236. Wikidata Q99640928.
- ↑ D Selechnik; Lee A Rollins; Gregory P. Brown; Crystal Kelehear; R Shine (29 December 2016). "The things they carried: The pathogenic effects of old and new parasites following the intercontinental invasion of the Australian cane toad (Rhinella marina)". International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife. 6 (3): 375–385. doi:10.1016/J.IJPPAW.2016.12.001. ISSN 2213-2244. PMC 5715224. PMID 30951567. Wikidata Q47096136.
- ↑ BLJ Delvinquier; WJ Freeland (1988). "Protozoan Parasites of the Cane Toad, Bufo-Marinus, in Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 36 (3): 301. doi:10.1071/ZO9880301. ISSN 0004-959X. Wikidata Q99952901.
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