Table 2. Samples positive for piroplasm 18S rDNA from wildlife and ticks utilised in this study.

Sample code	Specimen	Vertebrate host	Location	Reference study	Piroplasm detected	18S GenBank Accession Number	Approximate18S rDNA fragment length
P68	Blood	Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)	Two Peoples Bay, WA	Lee et al., 2009	T. gilberti*	EF554394	600bp
P92	Blood	Gilbert’s potoroo	Two Peoples Bay, WA	Lee et al., 2009	T. gilberti*	EF554395	600bp
ITF4	Ixodes tasmani	Dog	Lower Wilmot, Tas.	Greay et al., 2018	T. paparinii*	MG758115	1.5kb
ITF7	I. tasmani	Dog	Devonport, Tas.	Greay et al., 2018	T. apogeana*	MG758116	1.5kb
ITF6	I. tasmani	Dog	Port Sorell, Tas.	Greay et al., 2018	T. palmeri*	MG758113	1.5kb
ITF3	I. tasmani	Dog	Port Sorell, Tas.	Greay et al., 2018	T. worthingtonorum*	MG758114	1.5kb
IHF1	I. holocyclus	Cat	Park Ridge, Qld	Greay et al., 2018	B. lohae*	MG593272	1.5kb
HspM1	cf. Haemaphysalis	Horse	Tanja, New South Wales	Greay et al., 2018	B. mackerrasorum*	MG593271	1.5kb
BP1	I. tasmani	Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)	Royal Botanic Garden, NSW	Loh et al., 2018	Babesia sp.	MG251435	1.3kb
BP7	I. tasmani	Brushtail possum	Beerwah, Qld	Loh et al., 2018	Babesia sp.	MG251436	1.3kb
B16	I. tasmani	Bandicoot sp.	Port Sorel, Tas.	Loh et al., 2018	Theileria sp.	MG251437	1.3kb
B43	I. tasmani	Long-nosed bandicoot (Peramelis nasuta)	Beerwah, Qld	Loh et al., 2018	Theileria sp.	MG251438	1.3kb
B60	I. tasmani	Long-nosed bandicoots	Beerwah, Qld	Loh et al., 2018	Theileria sp.	MG251439	1.3kb
K1	Blood	Boodie (Bettongia lesueur)	Kanyana, WA	Paparini et al., 2012	Theileria sp. isolate K1	JQ682879	1.4kb
K36	I. australiensis	Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)	Lowlands, WA	Loh et al., 2018	Theileria sp.	MF576261	1.3kb

* indicates type-specimens / WA: Western Australia; NSW: New South Wales; Qld: Queensland; Tas.: Tasman