First report of nymphs of the introduced pentastomid, Linguatula serrata, in red-necked wallabies, (Notamacropus rufogriseus), in Australia

Diane P. Barton; Megan Porter; Ashleigh Baker; Xiaocheng Zhu; David J. Jenkins; Shokoofeh Shamsi

doi:10.1071/ZO20017

First report of nymphs of the introduced pentastomid, Linguatula serrata, in red-necked wallabies, (Notamacropus rufogriseus), in Australia

Diane P. Barton, Megan Porter, Ashleigh Baker, Xiaocheng Zhu, David J. Jenkins, Shokoofeh Shamsi

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The presence of nymphs of the introduced pentastomid parasite Linguatula serrata is verified in a native Australian animal, the red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus), for the first time. Morphological and genetic analyses confirmed the species identification, with a 100% genetic match to samples collected from various introduced animals from the same location in Kosciuszko National Park. Previous reports of pentastomids, including possible Linguatula sp. infections, in native animals are discussed. More research is required to confirm the validity of these reports.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	106-113
Number of pages	8
Journal	Australian Journal of Zoology
Volume	67
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO20017
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 25 May 2020

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First report of nymphs of the introduced pentastomid, Linguatula serrata, in red-necked wallabies, (Notamacropus rufogriseus), in Australia

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