NOLLERIA-PULICIS N-GEN, N-SP (MICROSPORIDA, CHYTRIDIOPSIDAE), A MICROSPORIDIAN PARASITE OF THE CAT FLEA, CTENOCEPHALIDES-FELIS (SIPHONAPTERA, PULICIDAE)

被引:15
作者
BEARD, CB
BUTLER, JF
BECNEL, JJ
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,YALE MACARTHUR CTR MOLEC PARASITOL,DEPT INTERNAL MED,NEW HAVEN,CT 06510
[2] USDA ARS,INSECTS AFFECTING MAN & ANIM LAB,GAINESVILLE,FL 32604
来源
JOURNAL OF PROTOZOOLOGY | 1990年 / 37卷 / 02期
关键词
Development; host‐parasite relationship; microsporidium; systematics; taxonomy; ultrastructure;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb05876.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
A new species of microsporidium, Nolleria pulicis, is described and named here from the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. The genus Nolleria is created and placed within the family Chytridiopsidae. The family is slightly modified to accommodate certain features of intracellular development seen in N. pulicis, which is otherwise very similar to other species in the family Chytridiopsidae. Sporulation is described from ultrastructural analysis of infected midgut epithelial cells of adult C. felis. The term “multiple division by vacuolation” is proposed for describing sporogony as it occurs in this species and certain related species of microsporidia. The probable mode of transmission and apparent absence of merogony are discussed. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:90 / 99
页数:10
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