Host taxa for METASTRONGYLIDAE Leiper, 1908

Animal Hosts

EUTHERIA

BOVIDAE

• Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 — European Cattle
      Dictyocaulus viviparus (Bloch, 1782) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 — Goat
      Muellerius capillaris (Mueller, 1889) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 — Sheep
      Dictyocaulus filaria (Rudolphi, 1809) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Muellerius capillaris (Mueller, 1889) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

CANIDAE

• Canis lupus familiaris Linaeus, 1758 — Domestic Dog
      Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

DELPHINIDAE

• Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 — Common Dolphin
      Halocercus delphini Baylis & Daubney, 1925 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Halocercus lagenorhynchi Baylis & Daubney, 1925 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Pharurus alatus Leuckart, 1848 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Skrjabinalius cryptocephalus Delyamure, 1942 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Stenurus ovatus (Linstow, 1910) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Globicephala sp.
      Stenurus globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956 — Fraser's Dolphin
      Stenurus ovatus (Linstow, 1910) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Peponocephala electra (J.E. Gray, 1846) — Melon-headed Whale
      Stenurus globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1832) — Long-beaked Bottle-nosed Dolphin
      Halocercus lagenorhynchi Baylis & Daubney, 1925 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Pharurus alatus Leuckart, 1848 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Stenurus ovatus (Linstow, 1910) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) — Bottlenose Dolphin
      Halocercus lagenorhynchi Baylis & Daubney, 1925 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Pharurus alatus Leuckart, 1848 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Skrjabinalius cryptocephalus Delyamure, 1942 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Stenurus ovatus (Linstow, 1910) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

FELIDAE

• Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 — Cat
      Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

MURIDAE

• Melomys burtoni Ramsay, 1887 — Grassland Melomys
      Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Melomys cervinipes (Gould, 1852) — Fawn-footed Melomys
      Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839) — Bush Rat
      Angiostrongylus mackerrasae Bhaibulaya, 1968 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Gallegostrongylus australis Spratt, Haycock, & Walter, 2001 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Rattus lutreolus (J.E. Gray, 1841) — Swamp Rat
      Angiostrongylus mackerrasae Bhaibulaya, 1968 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Gallegostrongylus australis Spratt, Haycock, & Walter, 2001 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) — Brown Rat
      Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Angiostrongylus mackerrasae Bhaibulaya, 1968 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Black Rat
      Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

OTARIIDAE

• Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus Jones, 1925 — Australian Fur-seal
      Parafilaroides normani Dailey, 2009 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

PHOCIDAE

• Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820) — Leopard Seal
      Parafilaroides hydrurgae Mawson, 1953 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

SUIDAE

• Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 — Pig
      Metastrongylus apri (Gmelin, 1790) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Metastrongylus pudendotectus Wostokow, 1905 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

MARSUPIALIA

DASYURIDAE

• Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 — Brown Antechinus
      Marsupostrongylus fragilis (Mackerras & Sandars, 1953) [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Marsupostrongylus lanceolatus Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) — Dusky Antechinus
      Antechinostrongylus disgubernaculus Spratt, 1981 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Marsupostrongylus lanceolatus Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Dasykaluta rosamondae (Ride, 1964) — Little Red Antechinus
      Filaroides pilbarensis Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

MACROPODIDAE

• Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 — Eastern Grey Kangaroo
      Marsupostrongylus longilarvatus Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Macropus rufogriseus banksianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
      Marsupostrongylus wallabiae Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus
      Marsupostrongylus vandiemeni Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Thylogale stigmatica (Gould, 1860) — Red-legged Pademelon
      Cosmostrongylus conspectus Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Filaroides athertonensis Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Thylogale thetis (Lesson, 1827) — Red-necked Pademelon
      Marsupostrongylus dorrigoensis Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Marsupostrongylus longilarvatus Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) — Swamp Wallaby
      Marsupostrongylus dorrigoensis Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Marsupostrongylus longilarvatus Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Marsupostrongylus wallabiae Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

PERAMELIDAE

• Isoodon macrourus
      Filostrongylus peramelis Mackerras, 1955 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
      Marsupostrongylus bronchialis Mackerras & Sandars, 1953 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Perameles nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 — Long-nosed Bandicoot
      Filostrongylus peramelis Mackerras, 1955 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

PHALANGERIDAE

• Trichosurus caninus (Ogilby, 1836) — Short-eared possum
      Marsupostrongylus minesi Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) — Common Brushtail Possum
      Filostrongylus tridendriticus Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Trichosurus vulpecula johnstonii
      Marsupostrongylus pseudominesi Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

VOMBATIDAE

• Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) — Bare-nosed Wombat
      Marsupostrongylus coulstoni Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

Ungrouped

• Satanellus hallucatus
      Marsupostrongylus parallelus Spratt, 1984 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]
• Schoinobates volans
      Marsupostrongylus minesi Spratt, 1979 [METASTRONGYLIDAE]

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