Parasites: List of Species

Digenea :: Monogenea :: Aspidogastrea :: Cestoda :: Nematoda :: Blood Protozoa :: Coccidia :: Leeches

Species

Type host

Type locality

First description

Digenea
Aptorchis aequalis	Elseya latisternum	N Qld	Nicoll, 1914
Aptorchis glandularis	Emydura australis	Lake Argyle Spillway, Ord River, Western Australia	Tkach & Snyder, 2008
Aptorchis megapharynx	Chelodina expansa	Durikai State Forest, Darling Downs, Queensland	Jue Sue & Platt, 1999
Aptorchis megacetabulus	Chelodina rugosa	Daly River, near town of Daly River, Northern Territory	Tkach & Snyder, 2007
Aptorchis pearsoni	Chelodina expansa	Moggill Creek, Brisbane	Jue Sue & Platt, 1999
Aptorchis kuhlingi	Chelodina oblonga	Western Australia	Snyder & Tkach, 2011
Auriculotrema lechneri	Elseya latisternum	Alligator Creek, Queensland	Platt, 2003
Buckarootrema goodmani	Emydura macquarii	Leslie Dam, Warwick, QLD	Platt & Brooks, 2001
Buckarootrema minuta	Emydura victoriae	Victoria River at Victoria Highway, Gregory National Park, Northern Territory	Snyder & Tkach, 2006
Choanocotyle elegans	Chelodina expansa	Lake Manchester, QLD	Jue Sue & Platt, 1998
Choanocotyle hobbsi	Chelodina oblonga	Melaleuca Swamp, Veterinary School, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia	Platt & Tkach, 2003
Choanocotyle juesuei	Chelodina oblonga	Melaleuca Swamp, Veterinary School, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia	Platt & Tkach, 2003
Choanocotyle nematoides	Emydura macquarii	Kholo, Brisbane R., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Jue Sue & Platt, 1998
Choanocotyle platti	Chelodina rugosa	Daly River, near Nauiyu Community, Northern Territory, Australia	Tkach & Snyder, 2007
Doodytrema carettochelydis	Carettochelys insculpta	Daly River, near Oolloo Crossing, NorthernTerritory	Tkach & Snyder 2006
Elseyatrema microacetabularis	Elseya dentata	Raglan CK, QLD	Rohde, 1984
Haplorchis popelkae	Elseya dentata	Daly River, near town of Daly River, Northern Territory	Snyder & Tkach, 2009
Lobatodiscus australiensis	Elseya dentata	Raglan CK, QLD	Rohde, 1984
Notopronocephalus peekayi	Elseya latisternum	Moggill Creek, Brisbane	Cribb & Pichelin, 1997
Pretestis laticaecum	Emydura kreffti	Fitzroy River, QLD	Ferguson et al, 2001
Sigmapera cincta	Elseya latisternum	Northern QLD	Nicoll, 1918
Thrinascotrema brisbanica	Elseya latisternum	Lake Manchester, QLD	Jue Sue & Platt, 1999
Uterotrema australispinosa	Emydura macquarii	Leslie Dam, Warwick, QLD	Platt & Pichelin, 1994
Uterotrema burnsi	Emydura krefftii	Ross River Dam, Northern QLD,	Platt & Blair, 1996
Uterotrema krefftii	Emydura krefftii	Ross River Dam, Northern QLD,	Platt & Blair, 1996
Paradeuterobaris victoriae	Emydura victoriae	Victoria River at Victoria Highway, Gregory National Park, Northern Territory	Snyder & Tkach, 2006
Monogenea
Neopolystoma chelodinae	Chelodina longicollis	Australia (New York Zoo)	MacCallum, 1919
Neopolystoma cribbi	Emydura signata	The University of Queensland Veterinary Farm dam, Pinjarra Hills, QLD	Pichelin, 1995
Neopolystoma kreffti	Emydura krefftii	Frogmore Lagoon, Fitzroy drainage, QLD	Rohde, 1984
Neopolystoma macleayi	Emydura sp.	Macleay drainage, NSW	Rohde, 1984
Neopolystoma queenslandensis	Emydura signata	Lockyer Creek, QLD	Pichelin, 1995
Neopolystoma spratti	Chelodina longicollis	Macquarie Marshes, NSW	Pichelin, 1995
Neopolystoma tinsleyi	Chelodina expansa	Canal Creek, Darling Downs, QLD	Pichelin, 1995
Polystomoides australiensis	Emydura kreffti	Mt. Crosby Weir, Brisbane River, QLD	Rohde & Pearson, 1980
Polystomoides scottae	Chelodina expansa	Downfall Creek, Brisbane, QLD	Pichelin, 1995
Aspidogastrea
Sychnocotyle kholo	Emydura macquarii	Kholo, Brisbane River, Queensland	Ferguson et al., 1999
Neosychnocotyle maggiae	Carettochelys insculpta	Daly River, near Oolloo Crossing, Northern Territory	Snyder & Tkach 2007
Cestoda
Glossocercus chelodinae	Chelodina longicollis	Australia (New York Zoo)	MacCallum, 1921
Austramphilina elongata	Chelodina longicollis	Tuggerach, NSW	Johnston, 1931
Proteocephalidae sp.		NT	our unpublished data
Pseudophyllidea sp., juv		Northern QLD	our unpublished data
Nematoda

Spiroxys chelodinae	Chelodina longicollis	Armidale, NSW	Berry, 1985
Camallanus nithoggi	Elseya latisternum	Paluma Dam, Queensland, Australia.	Rigby et al., 2008
Camallanus waelhreow	Emydura macquarii, Emydura macquarrii dharra, Chelodina expansa, Emydura krefftii	QLD, NSW	Rigby et al., 2008
Camallanus tuckeri	Emydura australis	Ord River, Kununurra, Western Australia	Kuzmin et al., 2009
Camallanus beveridgei	Elseya dentata	Daly River (13°44'S, 130°41'E), Northern Territory	Kuzmin et al., 2011
Camallanus sprenti	Emydura krefftii	Hann River Roadhouse, Queensland	Kuzmin et al., 2011
Krefftascaris parmenteri	Chelodina longicollis	Gara River, NSW	Sprent, 1980
Krefftascaris sharpiloi	Chelodina rugosa	Hayes Creek Billabong, Northern Territory	Tkach et al., 2010
Falcaustra elseya	Elseya dentata	Qld	Johnston & Mawson, 1941
Blood Protozoa
Haemogregarina clelandi			Mackerras, 1961
Trypanosoma chelonidae			Mackerras, 1961
Haemoproteus chelodinae			Mackerras, 1961
Coccidia
Eimeria n. sp. 1			our unpublished data
Eimeria n. sp. 1			our unpublished data
Eimeria n. sp. 1			our unpublished data
Leeches
Placobdelloides bancrofti	Carettochelys insculpta	Daly River, NT	Saumure & Doody, 2000
Placobdelloides ostostiata	non-specific turtle parasite		Grube, 1866 (first description), Tucker et al., 2005 (in turtles)
Bogabdella diversa	non-specific turtle parasite	Fitzroy River, WA	Tucker et al., 2005 (found in turtles)

Authors: Vasyl V. Tkach, Scott D. Snyder, Yuriy Kuzmin