Publications
| introduction of a brachylaima species (digenea: brachylaimidae) to australia. | a brachylaima species recorded previously from the house mouse (mus domesticus) in south australia is shown to use the introduced european snails cernuella virgata and cochlicella barbara as first intermediate hosts, and the same two species and theba pisana as second intermediate hosts. the life cycle is typical of brachylaima species. the parasite is capable of infecting at least two species of native australian rodent, rattus fuscipes and leporillus conditor. because of the intermediate hosts ... | 1990 | 2242962 |
| second intermediate host land snails and definitive host animals of brachylaima cribbi in southern australia. | this study of infection of southern australian land snails with brachylaima cribbi metacercariae has shown that all commonly encountered native and introduced snails are susceptible second intermediate hosts. the range of infected snails is extensive with metacercariae-infected snails being present in all districts across southern australia. c. virgata has the highest average natural metacercarial infection intensity of 6.1 metacercariae per infected snail. the susceptibility of birds, mammals a ... | 2005 | 15828579 |