Issue |
Parasite
Volume 7, Number 3, September 2000
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Page(s) | 201 - 207 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2000073201 | |
Published online | 10 September 2014 |
Mémoire
Sarcocystis stenodactylicolubris n. sp., a new sarcosporidian coccidium with a snake-gecko heteroxenous life cycle
Sarcocystis stenodactylicolubris n. sp., une nouvelle coccidie présentant un cycle hétéroxène serpent-gecko
1
Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
2
Institut of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
* Correspondence: David Modrý. Tel. : +420-5-41562979 - Fax : +420-5-41562266. E-mail : modryd@vfu.cz
Received:
16
March
2000
Accepted:
27
June
2000
Oocysts/sporocysts of Sarcocystis sp. measuring 9.7 (9-10) x 7.6 (7-8) μm were found in the intestinal contents of the Dahl's whip snake Coluber najadum. Of wide spectrum of experimentally inoculated hosts, only species of the family Gekkonidae - Ptyodactylus guttatus and Stenodactylus grandiceps - were found to be susceptible intermediate hosts. Transparent, barely visible sarcocysts found in tail, limbs and tongue striated muscles of the geckoes were 175-200 μm x 35-50 μm in size at 78 DPI. Ultrastructurally, the primary cyst wall was characteristic by spine-like villar protrusions up to 800 nm long, 200-250 nm in diameter at their base, tapering to thinner apex. Protrusions appear typically lobular or irregular in the cross-sections. Back-transmission from P. guttatus to Coluber rogersi leaded to oocysts/sporocysts excretion since 38 days post infection. Based on sarcocyst morphology and experimental data, Sarcocystis stenodactylicolubris is apparently a new species. Based on obtained and already published results, Sarcosporidia parasitising colubrid snakes as definitive hosts are suggested to be family specific on the level of their intermediate host.
Résumé
Des oocystes/sporocystes de Sarcocystis sp. mesurant 9,7 (9-10) x 7,6 (7-8) μm ont été trouvés dans le contenu intestinal du serpent Coluber najadum. Expérimentalement, seules des espèces de la famille des Gekkonidae - Ptyodactylus guttatus et Stenodactylus grandiceps - se sont révélées être de possibles hôtes intermédiaires de ce parasite. Les sarcocystes transparents et à peine visibles, trouvés dans les muscles striés de la queue, des pattes et de la langue de ces geckos mesurent 175-200 μm x 35-50 μm. Au niveau ultrastructural, la paroi externe du cyste est caractérisée par des protrusions villositaires ressemblant à des épines, de 800 nm de longueur, 200-250 μm de diamètre à leur base, et effilées à leur extrémité. En coupe, ces protrusions sont lobulées ou irrégulières. La transmission de Ptyodactylus guttatus à Coluber rogersi conduit à une élimination d'oocystes/sporocystes à partir du 38e jour après I'infestation. La morphologie des sarcocystes et les données expérimentales font apparaître Sarcocystis stenodactylicolubris comme une nouvelle espèce.
Key words: Sarcocystis stenodactylicolubris n. sp. / snake / gecko / life cycle
Mots clés : Sarcocystis stenodactylicolubris n. sp. / serpent / gecko / cycle parasitaire
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