Johnpearsonia		Contents		Rev: 06/02/2025
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Classification:

         Chromadorea

Chromadoria

         Rhabditida

Rhabditina

             Infraorder Rhabditomorpha

                  Molineoidea

       Amphibiophilidae

Johnpearsoniinae

                   

                  Johnpearsonia Durette-Desset, Slimane, Cassone, Barton & Chabaud. 1994

      Type species of the genus:  Johnpearsonia pearsoni Durette-Desset, Slimane, Cassone, Barton & Chabaud. 1994

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

General characteristics:

• Male bursa 1-3-1 type and dorsal lobe not reduced
• Female monodelphic
• Similarities with Amphibiophilus egerniae, a parasite of lizards, transferred to Johnpearsonia
• Head with 6 lips, well developed buccal capsule and a strong dorsal sophageal tooth.
• Absence of a ring at the base of the buccal capsule.
• Bilaterally symmetrical larval synlophe. Adult synlophe bilaterally symmetrical or with an oblique axis.

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Distribution:

Described from the introduced cane toad, Bufo marinus, in northeastern Australia, also from endemic amphibtans and lizards.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Johnpearsonia

Intestinal parasite of the cane toad, Bufo marinus, other amphibians, and from lizards.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 02, 2025.