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Table 4 Novel piroplasms and Hepatozoon species summary

From: Endemic, exotic and novel apicomplexan parasites detected during a national study of ticks from companion animals in Australia

Apicomplexan species

Tick species

Sample name

Host species

Type locality

GenBank ID

Babesia lohae n. sp.

Ixodes holocyclus

IHF1

Cat

Park Ridge, QLD

MG593272, MG593273

Babesia mackerrasorum n. sp.

cf. Haemaphysalis

HspM1

Horse

Tanja, NSW

MG593271, MG593276

Hepatozoon banethi n. sp.

Ixodes tasmani

ITF2

Dogs

Devonport, TAS

MG758133, MG758134

ITF6a

Port Sorell, TAS

MG758135, MG758136

ITF7b

Devonport, TAS

MG758137, MG758138

Hepatozoon ewingi n. sp.

Haemaphysalis bancrofti

HBM1

Horse

Eungai Creek, NSW

MG593274, MG593275

Theileria apogeana n. sp.

Ixodes tasmani

ITF7b

Dog

Devonport, TAS

MG758116, MG758126

Theileria palmeri n. sp.

Ixodes tasmani

ITF1c

Dogs

Devonport, TAS

MG758113

ITF6a

Port Sorell, TAS

MG758120, MG758125

Theileria paparinii n. sp.

Ixodes tasmani

ITF1c

Dogs

Devonport, TAS

MG758112

ITF4

Lower Wilmot, TAS

MG758115, MG758117

Theileria worthingtonorum n. sp.

Ixodes tasmani

ITF3

Dogs

Port Sorell, TAS

MG758114, MG758118

ITF5

Lower Wilmot, TAS

MG758119, MG758121

  1. aCo-infection with H. banethi n. sp. and T. palmeri n. sp.
  2. bCo-infection with H. banethi n. sp. and T. apogeana n. sp.
  3. cCo-infection with T. palmeri n. sp. and T. paparinii n. sp.