Mattesia bombi n. sp. (Neogregarinida: Ophrocystidae), a parasite of Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
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| Authors: | H J Liu R P Macfarlane D H Pengelly |
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| Institution: | Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The fat bodies of queen, male, and worker bumble bees were found to harbor a parasite, Mattesia bombi n. sp. (Neogregarinida: Ophrocystidae). The life cycle of this protozoan includes micronuclear and macronuclear schizogonies, gametogony, and sporogony. Sporocysts are predominantly oval in shape and measured 27 × 5.4 μm when mature. The life cycle of the parasite is described and the mode of infection discussed. |
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