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New Family, Genus, and Species of Microsporida (Protozoa: Microsporida) from the Tropical Fire Ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Formicidae) *
Author(s) -
JOUVENAZ D. P.,
HAZARD E. I.
Publication year - 1978
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.1550-7408.1978.tb03858.x
Subject(s) - biology , red imported fire ant , pupa , fire ant , genus , zoology , microsporidia , hymenoptera , botany , ecology , larva , spore
SYNOPSIS. A new species of Microsporida, Burenella dimorpha sp. n., representing a new family, Burenellidae fam. n. and genus, is described on the basis of light‐ and electron‐microscope observations. The family is characterized by 2 sequences of sporogony, each sequence having morphologically different sporonts and spores. The parasite infects the tropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius), producing distinct pathologic manifestations (clearing of the cuticle and eye malformation) and death in the pupal stage of development. Transmission of the infection per os to healthy S. geminata , to the Southern fire ant, Solenopsis xyloni McCook, and to the red and black imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren and Solenopsis richteri Forel, is reported.