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Parasite
Volume 8, Number 2, June 2001
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Page(s) | 107 - 113 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2001082107 | |
Published online | 02 September 2014 |
Mémoire
Plasmodium kentropyxi n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Haemosporina: Plasmodiidae) and a Plasmodium tropiduri-like parasite in the lizard Kentropyx calcarata (Lacertilia: Teiidae) in North Brazil
Plasmodium kentropyxi n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Haemosporina: Plasmodiidae) et un parasite proche de Plasmodium tropiduri du lézard Kentropyx calcarata (Lacertilia: Teiidae) du nord du Brésil
1
Department of Parasitology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Avenida Almirante Barroso 492, 66090-000 Belém, Pará;, Brazil.
2
Laboratoire de Protozoologie et Parasitologie Comparée (EPHE), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 6l rue Buffon, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France.
3
Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76-100, Israel.
* Correspondence: R. Lainson. Fax: (55.91) 223 2382 (residence); (55.91) 226 1284 (Instituto Evandro Chagas). Tel.: (55.91) 223 2382 (residence) (55.91) 211 4453 (direct - laboratory).
Received:
19
December
2000
Accepted:
16
February
2001
Plasmodium kentropyxi n.sp. is described in the teiid lizard Kentropyx calcarata from north Brazil. Young asexual stages and gametocytes are at first polar in the erythrocyte but with elongation, move to a lateral position. Largest meronts seen contained from 30-40 nuclei and conspicuous greenish-black pigment granules located in a distinct vacuole. With growth the gametocytes eventually assume a smooth, curved cylindrical shape, with evenly rounded ends. Pigment is scattered or concentrated around a conspicuous vacuole which is slowly developed as the gametocytes mature. Mature male parasites measured 11.8 x 4.0 μm (9.6 x 4.2 - 13.2 x 3.6 μm), shape-index 2.9 (2.2 - 5.0), and females 13.5 x 4.5 μm (12.0 x 4.5 - 15.0 x 4.8 μm), shape-index 3.0 (2.2 - 3.8). Some larger meronts may slightly enlarge the erythrocyte, but most asexual stages and the mature gametocytes rarely do so. A second, P. tropiduri-like parasite encountered in K. calcarata possessed small rounded or fan-shaped meronts producing from 4-14 merozoites, and spherical to subspherical gametocytes of approximately 6.0 x 5.0 μm. The parasite was consistently polar in its position in the erythrocyte.
Résumé
Description de Plasmodium kentropyxi n.sp. Les jeunes stades asexués et les gamétocytes sont situés d'abord en position polaire dans l'hématie puis s'allongent et prennent une position latérale. Les plus grands mérontes contiennent de 30 à 40 noyaux et de gros grains de pigment noir-verdâtres dans une vacuole distincte. En mûrissant, les gamétocytes prennent une forme allongée, courbe, avec des extrémités régulièrement arrondies. Le pigment est dispersé ou concentré autour d'une grande vacuole qui se développe lentement.
Les microgamétocytes mûrs mesurent 11,8 x 4.0 μm (9,6 x 4,2 - 13,2 x 3.6 μm), les macrogamétocytes 13,5 x 4,5 (12 x 4.5 - 15,0 x 4.8 μm). Certains mérontes particulièrement grands peuvent légèrement hypertrophier l'érythrocyte, mais la plupart des stades asexués et des gamétocytes mûrs ne le font pas. Un deuxième parasite observé chez K. calcarata présente de petits schizontes ronds ou en forme d'évantail, produisant quatre à 14 mérozoîtes, et des gamétocytes sphériques ou sub-sphériques mesurant environ 6,0 x 5.0 μm. Le parasite occupe toujours un pôle de l'érythrocyte et est proche de Plasmodium tropiduri.
Key words: Plasmodium kentropyxi n.sp. / Plasmodium sp. (tropiduri-like) / Kentropyx calcarata / lizards / Brazil
Mots clés : Plasmodium kentropyxi n.sp. / Plasmodium sp. (tropiduri-like) / Kentropyx calcarata / lézards / Brésil
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