Coccidia (Eimeria and Isospora) of Marsupials

Donald W. Duszynski1, Lee Couch1, and Steve J. Upton2
1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
2Division of Biology, Kansas State University

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Updated: 16 August 2000
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu (Duszynski) or coccidia@ksu.edu (Upton)

FAMILY: Didelphidae

  1. Eimeria caluromydis Lainson and Shaw, 1989
    1. Host: Caluromys philander (Bare-tailed woolly opossum)
    2. Reference: Lainson and Shaw 1989

  2. Eimeria cochabambensis Heckscher, Wickesberg, Duszynski, and Gardner, 1999
    1. Hosts: Marmosops dorothea (Dorothy's slender mouse opossum), Monodelphis domestica (Gray short-tailed opossum), Thalamys elegans (syn. Thylamys venustus) (Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum)
    2. Reference: Heckscher et al. 1999

  3. Eimeria indianensis Joseph, 1974
    1. Host: Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum)
    2. Reference: Joseph 1974

  4. Eimeria didelphydis Carini, 1936
    1. Host: Didelphis aurita (Gamba)
    2. Reference: Carini 1936

  5. Eimeria gambai Carini, 1938
    1. Host: Didelphis aurita (Gamba)
    2. Reference: Carini 1938

  6. Eimeria haberfeldi Carini, 1937
    1. Host: Caluromys philander (Bare-tailed woolly opossum)
    2. Reference: Carini 1937

  7. Eimeria maarmosopos Heckscher, Wickesberg, Duszynski, and Gardner, 1999
    1. Hosts: Marmosops dorothea (Dorothy's slender mouse opossum)
    2. Reference: Heckscher et al. 1999

  8. Eimeria micouri Heckscher, Wickesberg, Duszynski, and Gardner, 1999
    1. Hosts: Micoureus constantaiae (White-bellied woolly mouse opossum)
    2. Reference: Heckscher et al. 1999

  9. Eimeria philanderi Lainson and Shaw, 1989
    1. Host: Philander opossum (Gray four-eyed opossum)
    2. Reference: Lainson and Shaw 1989

  10. Eimeria sp. of Heckscher, Wickesberg, Duszynski, and Gardner, 1999
    1. Host: Thalamys elegans (syn. Thylamys venustus) (Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum)
    2. Reference: Heckscher et al. 1999

  11. Eimeria (?) sp. of Heckscher, Wickesberg, Duszynski, and Gardner, 1999
    1. Host: Marmosops dorothea (Dorothy's slender mouse opossum)
    2. Reference: Heckscher et al. 1999
    3. Remarks: The authors noted unsporulated oocysts from the above host

  12. Eimeria (?) sp. of Heckscher, Wickesberg, Duszynski, and Gardner, 1999
    1. Host: Thalamys elegans (syn. Thylamys venustus) (Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum)
    2. Reference: Heckscher et al. 1999
    3. Remarks: The authors noted unsporulated oocysts from the above host

  13. Isospora boughtoni Volk, 1938
    1. Host: Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum)
    2. References: Ernst et al. 1969; Volk 1938
    3. Remarks: This a Sarcocystis sp. and not a valid isosporan.

  14. Isospora lutreolinae Carini, 1939
    1. Host: Lutreolina crassicaudata (Thick-tailed opossum)
    2. Reference: Carini 1939
    3. Remarks: This is a Sarcocystis sp. an not an isosporan

  15. Isospora sp. of Ernst, Cooper, and Chobotar, 1969
    1. Host: Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum)
    2. Reference: Ernst et al. 1969
    3. Remarks: This is almost certainly an isosporan of a passeriform bird

  16. Isospora sp. of Joseph, 1974
    1. Host: Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum)
    2. Reference: Joseph 1974
    3. Remarks: Joseph (1974) thought this may have been a pseudoparasite

  17. Isospora sp. of Lainson and Shaw, 1989
    1. Host: Philander opossum (Gray four-eyed opossum)
    2. Reference: Lainson and Shaw 1989
    3. Remarks: This is probably a Sarcocystis sp.


FAMILY: Macropodidae

  1. Coccidian sp of Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Host: Petrogale penicillata (Brush-tailed rock wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988c

  2. Coccidian sp. Budiarso, Johnson, Gallina, and Gaafaar, 1971
    1. Host: Macropus sp.
    2. Reference: Budiarso et al. 1971
    3. Remarks: Budiarso et al. (1971) listed the hosts as "Grey kangaroos (Macropus canguru)" No such marsupial exists with the trivial name "canguru." Based on the common name provided, this is likely either Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo) or Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo).

  3. Coccidian sp. of Finnie, 1974
    1. Hosts: Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo), Macropus rufogrieseus (Red-necked wallaby)
    2. Reference: Finnie 1974

  4. Coccidian 1 of Johnson, 1910
    1. Host: Thylogale thetis (syn. Macropus thetis) (Red-necked pademelon)
    2. Reference: Johnson 1910a

  5. Coccidian 2 of Johnson, 1910
    1. Host: Macropus parryi (Whiptail wallaby)
    2. Reference: Johnson 1910a

  6. Coccidian 3 of Johnson, 1910
    1. Host: Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Johnson 1910b

  7. Coccidia spp. of Winter, 1959
    1. Hosts: "kangaroos" and "wallabies"
    2. Reference: Winter 1959

  8. Eimeria bicolor Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Wallabia bicolor (Swamp wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  9. Eimeria boonderooensis Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Hosts: Petrogale assimilis (Allied rock wallaby), Petrogale inornata (Unadorned rock wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988c

  10. Eimeria dendrolagi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Dendrolagus lumholtzi (Tree-kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  11. Eimeria desmaresti Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1989
    1. Host: Macropus rufogrieseus (Red-necked wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1989

  12. Eimeria flindersi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1989
    1. Host: Macropus antilopinus (Antilopine wallaroo), Macropus eugenii (Tammar wallaby), Macropus rufogriseus (Red-necked wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1989

  13. Eimeria godmani Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Hosts: Petrogale assimilis (Allied rock wallaby), Petrogale godmani (Godman's rock wallaby), Petrogale lateralis pearsoni (Person Island black-footed rock wallaby)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1988c; O'Callaghan et al. 1998

  14. Eimeria gungahlinensis Mykytowyez, 1964
    1. Hosts: Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (syn. Macropus canguru) (Eastern grey kangaroo)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1989; Mykytowyez 1964

  15. Eimeria hestermani Mykytowyez, 1964
    1. non Eimeria hestermani Mykytowyez, 1964 of Pellerdy, 1974
    2. Hosts: Macropus dorsalis (Black-striped wallaby), Macropus eugenii (Tammar wallaby), Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (syn. Macropus canguru) (Eastern grey kangaroo), Macropus rufogriseus (Red-necked wallaby)
    3. References: Barker et al. 1989; Mykytowyez 1964

  16. Eimeria inornata Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Hosts: Petrogale inornata (Unadorned rock, wallaby), Petrogale lateralis pearsoni (Person Island black-footed rock wallaby), Petrogale penicillata (Brush-tailed rock wallaby)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1988c; O'Callaghan et al. 1998

  17. Eimeria kogoni Mykytowyez, 1964, species inquirendae
    1. Host: Macropus giganteus (syn. Macropus canguru) (Eastern grey kangaroo)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1972, 1989; Mykytowyez 1964

  18. Eimeria lagorchestis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Lagorchestes conspicillatus (Spectacled hare-wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  19. Eimeria lumholtzi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Dendrolagus lumholtzi (Tree-kangaroos)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  20. Eimeria macropodis Wenyon and Scott, 1925
    1. Synonym: Eimeria cunnamullensis Mykytowyez, 1964
    2. Synonym: Eimeria fausti Yakimoff and Matschoulsky, 1936
    3. Synonym: Eimeria purchasei Mykytowyez, 1964
    4. Synonym: Ileocystis macropodis (?) of Wenyon and Scott, 1925
    5. Synonym: Lymphocystis macropodis (?) of Wenyon and Scott, 1925
    6. Hosts: Macropus dorsalis (Black-striped wallaby), Macropus eugenii (Tammar wallaby), Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo), Macropus irma (Western brush wallaby), Macropus parma (Parma wallaby), Macropus parryi (Whip-tailed wallaby), Macropus rufogriseus (syn. Macropus bennetti) (Red-necked wallaby), Macropus rufus (Red kangaroo)
    7. References: Barker et al. 1972, 1989; Mykytowyez 1964; Prasad 1960; Rastegaieff 1930; Triffit 1916; Wenyon and Scott 1925; Yakimoff and Matschoulsky, 1936

  21. Eimeria marsupialium Yakimoff and Matschoulsky, 1936
    1. Hosts: Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1989; Yakimoff and Matschoulsky 1936

  22. Eimeria mykytowyczi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1989
    1. Hosts: Macropus agilis (Agile wallagy), Macropus antilopinus (Antilopine wallaroo), Macropus parryi (Whip-tailed wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1989

  23. Eimeria obendorfi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Thylogale billardierii (Tasmanian pademelon)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  24. Eimeria occidentalis Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Hosts: Petrogale inornata (Unadorned rock wallaby), Petrogale penicillata (Brush-tailed rock wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988c

  25. Eimeria parryi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1989
    1. Host: Macropus parryi (Whip-tailed wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1989

  26. Eimeria petrogale Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Hosts: Petrogale brachyotis (Short-eared rock wallaby), Petrogale lateralis (Black-footed rock wallaby), Petrogale penicillata (Brush-tailed rock wallaby), Petrogale rothschildi (Rothchild's rock wallaby)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1988c; Close et al. 1988; O'Callaghan et al. 1998

  27. Eimeria prionotemni Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1989
    1. Hosts: Macropus agilis (Agile wallagy), Macropus dorsalis (Black-striped wallaby), Macropus eugenii (Tammar wallaby), Macropus parryi (Whip-tailed wallaby), Macropus rufogriseus (Red-necked wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1989

  28. Eimeria quokka Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Setonix brachyurus (Quokka)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  29. Eimeria ringaroomaensis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Thylogale billardierii (Tasmanian pademelon)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  30. Eimeria rufusi Prasad, 1960, species inquirendae
    1. Host: Macropus rufus (Red kangaroo)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1989; Prasad 1960

  31. Eimeria setonocis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Setonix brachyurus (Quokka)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  32. Eimeria sharmani Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Hosts: Petrogale assimilis (Allied rock wallaby), Petrogale godmani (Godman's rock wallaby), Petrogale inornata (Unadorned rock wallaby), Petrogale lateralis (Black-footed rock wallaby), Petrogale penicillata (Brush-tailed rock wallaby), Petrogale rothschildi (Rothchild's rock wallaby)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1988c; Close et al. 1988; O'Callaghan et al. 1998

  33. Eimeria sp. of Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Lagorchestes conspicillatus (Spectacled hare- wallabies)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  34. Eimeria (?) sp. (Blanchard, 1885) Levine, 1979
    1. Synonym: Balbiania mucosa Blanchard, 1885
    2. Synonym: Balbiania mucosa Blanchard, 1885 of Coutelen, 1933 (?)
    3. Host: Petrogale penicillata (Brush-tailed rock wallaby)
    4. References: Blanchard 1885; Coutelen 1933; Levine 1979
    5. Remarks: O'Donoghue et al. (1987) suggested this to be Sarcocystis mucosa (Blanchard, 1885) Labbe, 1889

  35. Eimeria (?) sp. of Gilruth and Bull, 1912
    1. Host: Macropus sp. (a wallaby)
    2. Reference: Gilruth and Bull 1912
    3. Remarks: Merogonous stages, termed Ileocystis macropodis and Lymphocystis macropodis, are all that was reported.

  36. Eimeria sp. of Speare, Beveridge, Johnson, and Corner, 1983
    1. Host: Macropus agilis (Agile or Sandy wallaby)
    2. Reference: Speare et al. 1983

  37. Eimeria sp. of Zwart and Strik 1964
    1. Synonym: Eimeria hestermani Mykytowyez, 1964 of Pellerdy, 1974
    2. Host: Macropus rufogriseus (syn. Macropus bennetti) (Red-necked wallaby)
    3. References: Pellerdy 1974; Zwart and Strik 1964
    4. Remarks: O'Donoghue et al. (1987) suggested the intestinal cysts to be Sarcocystis mucosa (Blanchard, 1885) Labbe, 1889

  38. Eimeria thylogale Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Thylogale billardierii (Tasmanian pademelon)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  39. Eimeria toganmainensis Mykytowyez, 1964
    1. Hosts: Macropus eugenii (Tammar wallaby), Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo), Macropus rufogriseus (Red-necked wallaby), Macropus rufus (Red kangaroo)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1989; Mykytowyez 1964

  40. Eimeria volckertzooni Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Setonix brachyurus (Quokka)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  41. Eimeria wallabiae Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Wallabia bicolor (Swamp wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988b

  42. Eimeria wilcanniensis Mykytowyez, 1964
    1. Hosts: Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo), Macropus robustus (Wallaroo), Macropus rufus (Red kangaroo)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1989; Mykytowyez 1964

  43. Eimeria xanthopus Barker, O'Callaghan, Beveridge, and Close, 1988
    1. Host: Petrogale xanthopus (Yellow-footed rock wallaby)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988c

  44. Eimeria yathongensis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1989
    1. Hosts: Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo), Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1989


FAMILY: Peramelidae

  1. Eimeria sp. of Obendorf and Munday, 1990
    1. Host: Perameles gunnii (Easern barred bandicoot)
    2. Reference: Obendorf and Munday 1990


FAMILY: Phalangeridae

  1. Eimeria sp. of Presidente, 1982
    1. Host: Trichosurus vulpecula (Brushtail possum)
    2. References: O'Callaghan and Moore 1986; Presidente 1982


FAMILY: Potoroidae

  1. Eimeria aepyprymni Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Aepyprymnus rufescens (Rufous bettong)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  2. Eimeria gaimardi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Bettongia gaimardi (Tasmanian bettong)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  3. Eimeria hypsiprymodontis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Hypsiprymodon moschatus (Musky rat-kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  4. Eimeria kairiensis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Hypsiprymodon moschatus (Musky rat-kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  5. Eimeria mundayi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Potorous tridactylus (Potoroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  6. Eimeria potoroi Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Potorous tridactylus (Potoroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  7. Eimeria speari Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Hypsiprymodon moschatus (Musky rat-kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  8. Eimeria spratti Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Hypsiprymodon moschatus (Musky rat-kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a

  9. Eimeria tinarooensis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge, 1988
    1. Host: Hypsiprymodon moschatus (Musky rat-kangaroo)
    2. Reference: Barker et al. 1988a


FAMILY: Vombatidae

  1. Eimeria arundeli Barker, Munday, and Presidente, 1979
    1. Host: Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1979; Hum et al. 1991

  2. Eimeria tasmaniae Supperer, 1957
    1. Synonym: Eimeria (Globidium) tasmaniae Supperer, 1957
    2. Synonym: Eimeria wombati (Gilruth and Bull, 1912) Barker, Munday, and Presidente, 1979
    3. Synonym: Ileocystis wombati Gilruth and Bull, 1912
    4. Host: Lasiorhinus latifrons (Hairy-nosed wombat)
    5. References: Barker et al. 1979; Gilruth and Bull 1912; Supperer 1957

  3. Eimeria ursini Supperer, 1957
    1. Host: Lasiorhinus latifrons (Hairy-nosed wombat)
    2. References: Barker et al. 1979; Supperer 1957

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