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1977 |
Parasites of the dugong in Australian waters. [Abstr.]
Abstrs. World Assoc. Adv. Vet. Parasitol., 8th Internatl. Conf. (Sydney, Australia, July 11-15, 1977): [abstr. no. 64.]
–Notes the locations in the body where several named and unnamed flukes (Digenea) have been found.
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Blair, David
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1979 |
A new family of monostome flukes (Platyhelminths, Digenea) from the dugong, Dugong dugon (Müller).
Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Compar. 54(5): 519-526. 4 figs.
–Describes the Labicolidae, n.fam., and Labicola elongata, n.gen.n.sp., from abscesses in upper lips of dugongs from north Queensland, Australia.
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1980 |
Indosolenorchis hirudinaceus Crusz, 1951 (Platyhelminthes; Digenea) from the dugong, Dugong dugon (Müller) (Mammalia; Sirenia).
Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Compar. 55(5): 511-525. 1 tab. 4 figs.
–Redescription and review, based on specimens from the Red Sea, East Africa, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. "Zygocotyle sp." of Dollfus (1950) is referred to I. hirudinaceus; Solenorchis is retained as a distinct genus.
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1981a |
The monostome flukes (Digenea: Families Opisthotrematidae Poche and Rhabdiopoeidae Poche) parasitic in sirenians (Mammalia: Sirenia).
Austral. Jour. Zool. Suppl. Ser. No. 81: 1-54. 1 tab. 51 figs. Dec. 21, 1981.
–Revision of the genera and species Opisthotrema dujonis, O. australe, n.sp., Cochleotrema cochleotrema, C. indicum, n.comb., Pulmonicola pulmonalis, Lankatrema mannarense, L. minutum, n.sp., L. microcotyle, n.sp., L. macrocotyle, n.sp., Lankatrematoides gardneri, n.gen.n.sp., Folitrema jecoris, n.gen.n.sp. (Opisthotrematidae), Rhabdiopoeus taylori, Taprobanella bicaudata, Faredifex clavata, n.gen.n.sp., and Haerator caperatus, n.gen.n.sp. (Rhabdiopoeidae). All these are from the dugong except C. cochleotrema, which inhabits T. manatus. All the new species are from Queensland and in some cases also from Papua New Guinea and elsewhere; new records of some species are also reported from Palau, Okinawa, the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Red Sea.
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Flukes parasitic in the dugong and sea-turtles in northern Australia. [Abstr.]
New Zealand Jour. Zool. 9(1): 46.
–Brief notice of the discovery of 10 new species of flukes in the dugong.
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Helminth parasites of the dugong, their collection and preservation. In: H. Marsh (ed.), The dugong. Proceedings of a seminar/workshop held at James Cook University of North Queensland 8-13 May 1979 (q.v.).
[Townsville (Australia)], James Cook Univ. (vii + 400): 275-285. 1 tab.
–Describes techniques for collecting and fixing flukes, and gives a checklist of helminths found in the dugong (281). In the 1984 reprint of this volume (see Marsh, 1981a), this paper was updated with newly published names of parasites.
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Remarkable parasites in a unique host.
Parasitology Today, Australian Supplement 2(7): S21-S22. 3 figs. July 1986.
–Gen. acc. of dugong endoparasites, with illustrations of Labicola elongata, Cochleotrema indicum, and a dugong harpooned by an Aboriginal hunter.
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Blair, David; Hudson, Brydget E. T.
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1992 |
Population structure of Lankatrematoides gardneri (Digenea: Opisthotrematidae) in the pancreas of the dugong (Dugong dugon) (Mammalia: Sirenia).
Jour. Parasitol. 78(6): 1077-1079. 2 tabs.
–Reports, based on samples from Papua New Guinea, that established adult worms apparently inhibit the maturation of newly invading individuals so that most worms in the infrapopulation remain immature.
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Tikel, Daniela; Blair, David; Marsh, Helene D.
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1996 |
Marine mammal faeces as a source of DNA.
Molec. Ecol. 5(3): 456-457. 1 fig.
–Reports a mtDNA D-loop sequence obtained from feces of a dugong from Borroloola, Australia, and compares it with sequences from a Torres Strait dugong and a Florida manatee.
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Blair, David; McMahon, Adrian; McDonald, Brenda; Tikel, Daniela; Waycott, Michelle; Marsh, Helene D.
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Pleistocene sea level fluctuations and the phylogeography of the dugong in Australian waters.
Marine Mammal Science 30(1): 104-121. 2 tabs. 3 figs. DOI:10.1111/mms.12022. January 2014.
–ABSTRACT: We investigated phylogeography, demography, and population connectivity of the dugong (Dugong dugon) in Australian waters using mitochondrial control region DNA sequences from 177 Australian dugongs and 11 from elsewhere. The dugong is widespread in shallow Indo-West Pacific waters suitable for growth of its main food, seagrass. We hypothesized that the loss of habitat and creation of a land barrier (the Torres Strait landbridge) during low sea level stands associated with Pleistocene glacial cycles have left a persisting genetic signature in the dugong. The landbridge was most recently flooded about 7,000 yr ago. Individual dugongs are capable of traveling long distances, suggesting an alternative hypothesis that there might now be little genetic differentiation across the dugong's Australian range. We demonstrated that Australian dugongs fall into two distinct maternal lineages and exhibit a phylogeographic pattern reflecting Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations. Within each lineage, genetic structure exists, albeit at large spatial scales. We suggest that these lineages diverged following the last emergence of the Torres Strait landbridge (ca. 115 kya) and remained geographically separated until after 7 kya when passage through Torres Strait again became possible for marine animals. Evidence for population growth in the widespread lineage, especially after the last glacial maximum, was detected.
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Hutson, K. S.; Vaughan, D. B.; Blair, David
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2019 |
First record of a 'fish' blood fluke (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from a marine mammal: Cardicola dhangali n. sp.
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 10: 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.06.009
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