Paleoleishmania proterus n. gen., n. sp., (Trypanosomatidae: Kinetoplastida) from Cretaceous Burmese amber |
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Authors: | Poinar George Poinar Roberta |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA. poinarg@science.oregonstate.edu |
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Abstract: | A trypanosomatid (Trypanosomatidae: Kinetoplastida) associated with a blood-filled female sand fly in Cretaceous Burmese amber, is described in the new genus and species, Paleoleishmania proterus. The genus Paleoleishmania is established as a collective genus for digenetic fossil trypanosomes associated with sand flies. Amastigotes, promastigotes and paramastigotes are described. Paleoleishmania proterus is the first fossil kinetoplastid and provides a minimum age for the digenetic Trypanosomatidae. Its discovery indicates that vector-borne pathogens had been established by the Early Cretaceous. |
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Keywords: | Paleoleishmania proterus Trypanosomatidae Kinetoplastea Cretaceous Burmese amber |
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