Klossiella quimrensis explained

Klossiella quimrensis is a parasite of an Australian marsupial: the western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville). It causes renal coccidiosis in its host.^[1]

Its specific name, quimrensis (Latin for ‘of QIMR’), refers to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, where it was first observed.^[2]

See also

Other species with acronym names:

• Apterichtus ansp
• Turbonilla musorstom
• AEECL's sportive lemur

Notes and References

1. Bennett . M. D. . Woolford . etal . Klossiella quimrensis (Apicomplexa: Klossiellidae) Causes Renal Coccidiosis in Western Barred Bandicoots Perameles bougainville (Marsupialia: Peramelidae) in Western Australia . The Journal of Parasitology . 2007 . 93 . 1 . 89–92 . 10.1645/GE-1023.1 . 17436946 . 24084796 . 0022-3395.
2. Book: Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Biologie: Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde. 1975. J. Springer. 38. This species is named Klossiella quimrensis, the specific name being based on the acronym QIMR, for Queensland Institute of Medical Research, where it was presumably first observed by Derrick and Smith..