Plagiorhynchus (Prosthorhynchus) cylindraceus (Goeze, 1782) Schmidt and Kuntz, 1966, from the Australian bandicoots, Perameles gunnii Gray 1838, and Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797).
Plagiorhynchus (Prosthorhynchus) cylindraceus (Goeze, 1782) Schmidt and Kuntz, 1966, usually parasitic in passerine birds, is here reported to be found encysted in the peritoneum of the bandicoot Isoodon obesulus from Tasmania. Specimens recovered from the bandicoot Perameles gunnii, also collected from Tasmania, are the first reported from the intestine of a mammal. The origin of P. cylindraceus infection in Australian hosts is discussed.
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Department of Biology, Capricornia Institute, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000469:parasitology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000469:parasitology*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000469:parasitology; D013648:Tasmania