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Lymphotropha tribolii gen. nov., sp. nov., Neogregarinida, Schizocystidae, from the Haemocoele of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)
Author(s) -
ASHFORD R. W.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1965.tb03263.x
Subject(s) - schizogony , biology , gametocyte , parasite hosting , larva , zoology , pathogenicity , botany , malaria , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , world wide web , computer science
SYNOPSIS. Lymphotropha tribolii gen. nov., sp. nov. (Neogregarinida, Schizocystidae) is described from the haemocoele of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). The trophozoites are large, ovoid and uninucleate with distinct longitudinal striae. Schizogony occurs in one type of cycle only, each schizont giving rise to up to 8 merozoites. Gametocytes are uninucleate when they associate. Up to 16 oocysts each with 8 sporozoites are formed in each gametocyst. The oocysts are lemon‐shaped, and sporozoites emerge from the poles. The parasite causes considerable mortality in young larvae, though its pathogenicity is probably inferior to that of Farinocystis tribolii Weiser.