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. 2020 Mar 25;12:265–274. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.02.003

Table 3.

Nematode parasites of rock wallabies inhabiting rain-forest (Petrogale persephone), humid coastal environments (Petrogale penicillata complex) and the arid zone (P. purpureicollis).

P. persephone P. penicillata complex P. purpureicollis
Only in P. persephone
Hypodontus macropia +
Thallostonema queenlandense +
Coronostrongylus closei +



Only in P. penicillata complex
Cloacina idas +
Cloacina petronius +
Coronostrongylus sharmani +
Coronostrongylus spratti +
Labiosimplex godmani +
Labiosimplex petrogale +
Macropostrongylus petrogale +
Rugopharynx petrogale +
Rugopharynx zeta +
Sutarostrongylus petrogale +



Only in P. purpureicollis
Cloacina ernabella +
Cloacina petrogale +
Rugopharynx alpha +



In P. persephone/P.penicillata
Sutarostrongylus safestatus + +
Zoniolaimus petrogale + +



In P. penicillata/P. purpureicollis
Cloacina caenis + +
Cloacina pearsoni + +



In all groups
Cloacina robertsi + + +
a

Distinct genetic form.