Ascogregarina saraviae N. Sp. (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) in Lutzomyia lichyi (Diptera: Psychodidae) |
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| Authors: | KATHERINE OSTROVSKA ALON WARBURG JAMES MONTOYA-LERMA |
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| Institution: | Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas "CIDEIM," Apartado Aereo 5390, Cali, Colombia |
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| Abstract: | Ascogregarina saraviae n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) is described from wild-caught Lutzomyia lichyi (Diptera: Psychodidae) females. Gametocysts adhered to the hemocoel side of the genital accessory gland walls and oocysts were injected into their lumina. Sporulated oocysts were ellipsoidal, 12.4 × 5.8 (11.6–13.1 × 5.6–5.9) micrometers, contained eight sporozoites and a refractile residuum. The elongate form of A. saraviae n. sp. oocysts, and their more delicate walls, clearly distinguish them from oocysts of A. chagasi (Adler & Mayrink, 1961). |
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| Keywords: | Apicomplexa gregarine sand fly |
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