Rugopharynx rosemariae new species (nematoda: Pharyngostrongylidae) from grey kangaroos (Macropus gig anteus and M. fuliginosus) with life cycle stages and associated pathology
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Mammal parasites in arid Australia
2020, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeCitation Excerpt :In the case of the hookworm -like strongylid nematode, Hypodontus macropi, found in the ileum, caecum and colon of red kangaroos, the first stage larva hatches from the egg but when moulting to the second retains the sheath of the first stage larva and the same happens in the second moult such that the infective third stage larva has two sheaths, thus potentially increasing its resistance to dessication (Beveridge, 1979). However, a similar developmental strategy has also been reported in Labiomultiplex eugenii in the tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) in higher rainfall areas in South Australia (Smales, 1977) and in Rugopharynx rosemariae from grey kangaroos in higher rainfall areas (Beveridge and Presidente, 1978). Consequently, this form of larval development may not be restricted to nematodes in the arid zone.
Monotremes and marsupials
2018, Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo AnimalsExperimental manipulation reveals few subclinical impacts of a parasite community in juvenile kangaroos
2014, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeCitation Excerpt :The nematode M. baylisi may also feed on blood (Arundel et al., 1990), however clinical impacts have never been confirmed. Larvae of a third species, R. rosemariae, can cause severe lesions on the gastric mucosa, yet hosts can carry large burdens without any obvious effects on health (Beveridge and Presidente, 1978). As in all eastern grey kangaroo populations, helminth coinfection was ubiquitous in kangaroos at our site, and juveniles were infected with between 5 and 8 different helminth species (post-mortem data, Cripps, unpublished data).
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