Skip to main content
Log in

Redescription of Rugopharynx australis (Mönnig, 1926) and the description of R. moennigi n. sp. (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) from kangaroos (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in Australia

  • Published:
Systematic Parasitology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Rugopharynx australis (Mönnig, 1926) (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) is redescribed based on specimens from the type host, Osphranter rufus (Desmarest), together with matching DNA sequence data. Additional hosts were Macropus giganteus Shaw and Osphranter robustus (Gould) with single occurrences in M. fuliginosus (Desmarest), Notamacropus dorsalis (Gray), Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould and Petrogale xanthopus Gray. Rugopharynx moennigi n. sp., formerly included within R. australis, is distinguished by shorter but overlapping spicule lengths and in the morphology of the gubernaculum as well as by molecular data. Rugopharynx moennigi n. sp. appears to be primarily parasitic in M. fuliginosus throughout its geographical range, but also infects M. giganteus, O. robustus and O. rufus in areas of host sympatry.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Arundel, J.H., Beveridge, I. & Presidente, P.J.A. (1979). Parasites and pathological findings in enclosed and free-ranging populations of Macropus rufus (Desmarest) (Marsupialia) at Menindee, New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research, 6, 361–379.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I. (1982). A taxonomic revision of the Pharyngostrongylinea Popova (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) from macropodid marsupials. Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series, 83, 1–150.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I. (2020c). Four new species of Rugopharynx Mönnig, 1927 (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) parasitic in the stomachs of macropodid marsupials from Australia. Systematic Parasitology, 97, 41–55.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I. (2020d). Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of the common wallaroo or euro, Osphranter robustus (Gould) (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) from Australia. Journal of Helminthology, 94, e114, 1-13.

    Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I. (2020a). Mammal parasites in arid Australia. International Journal for Parasitology – Parasites and Wildlife, 12, 265–274.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I. (2020b). Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of the red kangaro, Osphranter rufus (Desmarest) (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) and their regional distribution. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 144, 200–214.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I. & Arundel, J.H. (1979). Helminth parasites of grey kangaroos, Macropus giganteus Shaw and M. fuliginosus (Desmarest), in eastern Australia. Australian Wildlife Research, 6, 69–77.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I. & Chilton, N.B. (1999). Revision of the Rugopharynx australis (Moennig, 1926) complex (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) from macropodid marsupials. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 13, 805–843.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beveridge, I., Chilton, N.B., Johnson, P.M., Smales, L.R., Speare, R. & Spratt, D.M. (1998). Helminth parasite communities of kangaroos and wallabies (Macropus spp. and Wallabia bicolor) from north and central Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology, 46, 473–495.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chilton, N.B., Andrews, R.H. & Beveridge, I. (1996). Genetic evidence for a species complex within Rugopharynx australis (Mönnig, 1926) (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) from macropodid marsupials. Systematic Parasitology, 34, 125–133.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chilton, N.B., Huby-Chilton, F., Koehler, A.V., Gasser, R.B. & Beveridge, I. (2016). Detection of cryptic species of Rugopharynx (Nematoda: Strongylida) from the stomachs of macropodid marsupials. International Journal for Parasitology - Parasites and Wildlife, 5, 124–133.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jackson, S. & Groves, S. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals (p. 529). Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Johnson, P.M. (2003) Kangaroos of Queensland (p. 72). Brisbane: Queensland Museum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mawson, P.M. (1964). Some Nematoda (Strongylina and Oxyurina) from kangaroos (Macropus spp.) from eastern Australia. Parasitology, 54, 237–262.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mönnig, H. O. (1926). Three new helminths. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 13, 291–298.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mönnig, H. O. (1927). On a new Physaloptera from an eagle and a trichostrongyle from the cane rat, with notes on Polydelphis quadricornis and the genus Spirostrongylus. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 14, 261–265.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mykytowycz, R. (1964). A survey of the endoparasites of the red kangaroo, Megaleia rufa (Desmarest). Parasitology, 54, 677– 693.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Neaves, L.E., Zenger, K.R., Prince, R.I.T. & Eldridge, M.D.B. (2012). Impact of Pleistocene aridity oscillations on the population history of a widespread, vagile Australian mammal, Macropus fuliginosus. Journal of Biogrography, 39, 1545–1563.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Neaves, L.E., Zenger, K.R., Prince, R.I.T., Eldridge, M.D.B & Cooper, D.W. (2009). Landscape discontinuities influence gene flow and genetic structure in a large, vagile Australian mammal, Macropus fuliginosus. Molecular Ecology, 18, 3363–3378.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • van Dyck, S. & Strahan, R. (2008). The mammals of Australia. 3rd edn (p. 887). Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zenger, K.R., Eldridge, M.D.B. & Cooper, D.W. (2003). Intraspecific variation, sex-biased dispersal and phylogeography of the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). Heredity, 91, 153–162.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank all of our many colleagues who have contributed to the collections of these species now held in the South Australian Museum and to Dr Leslie Chisholm for access to the extensive collections now available in the Museum. This study was supported financially by the Australian Biological Resources Study (RF 217-06).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ian Beveridge.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.

Ethical approval

This study was based exclusively on museum material and is without ethical implications.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

This article was registered in the Official Register of Zoological Nomenclature (ZooBank) as urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1FFEB6AB-7C92-4FAA-A959-FEBB397CA959. This article was published as an Online First article on the online publication date shown on this page. The article should be cited by using the doi number. This is the Version of Record.

This article is part of the Topical Collection Nematoda.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Beveridge, I., Sukee, T. & Jabbar, A. Redescription of Rugopharynx australis (Mönnig, 1926) and the description of R. moennigi n. sp. (Nematoda: Strongyloidea) from kangaroos (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in Australia. Syst Parasitol 98, 679–695 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-021-10004-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-021-10004-6

Navigation