The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov.
Four species of Haemoproteidae were found in Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837 in Queensland, Australia: i) Johnsprentia copemani, Landau et al., 2012; ii) Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov., characterised by schizonts in the renal vessels; iii) Hepatocystis levinei, Landau et al., 1985, originally...
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| author | Landau I. Chavatte J.M. Karadjian G. Chabaud A. Beveridge I. |
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| description | Four species of Haemoproteidae were found in Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837 in Queensland, Australia: i) Johnsprentia copemani, Landau et al., 2012; ii) Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov., characterised by schizonts in the renal vessels; iii) Hepatocystis levinei, Landau et al., 1985, originally described from Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825 and, experimentally from Culicoides nubeculosus and found in this new host and for which features of the hepatic schizonts are reported; iv) gametocytes of Hepatocystis sp. which are illustrated but cannot be assigned to a known species. A tentative interpretation of phylogenetic characters of haemosporidians of bats is provided from the morphology of the gametocytes and localisation of the tissue stages with respect to recent data on the phylogeny of bats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe0b86912faf49bcaff9076614518e9e2023-12-02T08:39:22ZengEDP SciencesParasite1252-607X1776-10422012-05-0119213714610.1051/parasite/2012192137parasite2012192p137The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov.Landau I.Chavatte J.M.Karadjian G.Chabaud A.Beveridge I.Four species of Haemoproteidae were found in Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837 in Queensland, Australia: i) Johnsprentia copemani, Landau et al., 2012; ii) Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov., characterised by schizonts in the renal vessels; iii) Hepatocystis levinei, Landau et al., 1985, originally described from Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825 and, experimentally from Culicoides nubeculosus and found in this new host and for which features of the hepatic schizonts are reported; iv) gametocytes of Hepatocystis sp. which are illustrated but cannot be assigned to a known species. A tentative interpretation of phylogenetic characters of haemosporidians of bats is provided from the morphology of the gametocytes and localisation of the tissue stages with respect to recent data on the phylogeny of bats.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012192137Sprattiella gen. nov.alecto sp. nov.HaemoproteidaeHaemosporidiaChiroptera |
| spellingShingle | Landau I. Chavatte J.M. Karadjian G. Chabaud A. Beveridge I. The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov. Parasite Sprattiella gen. nov. alecto sp. nov. Haemoproteidae Haemosporidia Chiroptera |
| title | The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov. |
| title_full | The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov. |
| title_fullStr | The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov. |
| title_short | The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov. |
| title_sort | haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of sprattiella alecto gen nov sp nov |
| topic | Sprattiella gen. nov. alecto sp. nov. Haemoproteidae Haemosporidia Chiroptera |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012192137 |
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