A new species, Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

A new species, Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

The Dactylosomatidae Jakowska and Negrelli, 1955 are one of four families belonging to adeleorinid coccidia and comprise the genera Babesiosoma Jakowska and Nigrelli, 1956 and Dactylosoma Labbé, 1894. These blood protozoa occur in peripheral blood of lower vertebrates, and are commonly reported para...

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Main Authors: Úngari Letícia Pereira, Netherlands Edward Charles, Quagliatto Santos André Luiz, Alcantara Edna Paulino de, Emmerich Enzo, da Silva Reinaldo José, O’Dwyer Lucia Helena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
haemoparasite
haemogregarine
amphibian
phylogeny
18s rrna
Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2020/01/parasite200134/parasite200134.html

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