Trypanosoma gerrhonoti n. sp., and Extrinsic Development of Lizard Trypanosomes in California Sandflies |
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| Authors: | STEPHEN C. AYALA JEAN GRAHAM McKAY |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Parasitology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Calif., U.S.A. and Zoology Dept., Univ. of California, Berkeley |
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| Abstract: | Trypanosoma gerrhonoti n. sp. is described from southern alligator lizards Gerrhonotus multicarinatus of central California. It is the 2nd trypanosome species described from western North America. Extrinsic development of T. gerrhonoti and T. scelopori of western fence lizards was observed in phlebotomine sandflies Lutzomyia vexatrix occidentis, the probable natural vector. Both trypanosomes establish dense anterior midgut infections composed of long, thin epimastigotes. |
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