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A New Species of Blood Trypanosome from Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) in Tasmania
Author(s) -
JONES HUGH I.,
WOEHLER ERIC J.
Publication year - 1989
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.1550-7408.1989.tb05532.x
Subject(s) - kinetoplast , biology , zoology , trypanosoma , ecology , dna , genetics
. Trypanosoma eudyptulae n. sp. was present in 9 blood smears from 57 Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor Forster) from Tasmania. Trypanosoma eudyptulae is long and slender (with the kinetoplast situated close to the nucleus) with a long and attenuated posterior end. This is the first report of a trypanosome from a penguin.