A new species of plasmodiidae (Coccidia : Hemosporidia) from the blood of the skink Scincus hemprichii (Scincidae : Reptilia) in Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
Amudi, Makki A.
al-Yusuf, Muhammad S.
Sayfi, Muhit A.
al-Anzi, Abd Allah Bin Dari
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2015), pp.312-316, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-09-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Fallisia arabica n.
sp.
was described from peripheral blood smears of the Skink lizard, Scincus hemprichii from Jazan Province in the southwest of Saudi Arabia.
Schizogony and gametogony take place within neutrophils in the peripheral blood of the host.
Mature schizont is rosette shaped 17.5 ± 4.1 × 17.0 ± 3.9 µm, with a L / W ratio of 1.03 (1.02–1.05) µm and produces 24 (18–26) merozoites.
Young gametocytes are ellipsoidal, 5.5 ± 0.8 × 3.6 ± 0.5 µm, with a L / W of 1.53 (1.44–1.61) µm.
Mature macrogametocytes are ellipsoidal, 9.7 ± 1.2 × 7.8 ± 1.0 µm, with a L / W of 1.24 (1.21–1.34) µm and microgametocytes are ellipsoidal, 7.0 ± 1.1 × 6.8 ± 0.9 µm.
with a L / W of 1.03 (1.01–1.10) µm.
In comparison to the described Fallisia species, this new taxon has rosette schizonts and is larger than F.
dominicensis, in Hispaniola, F.
bipocrati, F.
poecilopi, in Panama, F.
thecadactyli in Venezuela, and F.
effusa, F.
simplex, F.
modesta, in Brazil.
F.
arabica has fewer merozoites than F.
effusa, F.
poecilopi, F.
thecadactyli and F.
siamense in Thailand.
This new species has more merozoites than F.
dominicensis and F.
modesta.
All of these species belong to diverse saurian families (Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Polychrotidae, Scincidae and Teiidae) parasitize only thrombocytes or lymphocytes and some species parasitize immature erythroid cells and leucocytes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Amudi, Makki A.& al-Yusuf, Muhammad S.& Sayfi, Muhit A.& al-Anzi, Abd Allah Bin Dari. 2015. A new species of plasmodiidae (Coccidia : Hemosporidia) from the blood of the skink Scincus hemprichii (Scincidae : Reptilia) in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 22, no. 3, pp.312-316.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Yusuf, Muhammad S.…[et al.]. A new species of plasmodiidae (Coccidia : Hemosporidia) from the blood of the skink Scincus hemprichii (Scincidae : Reptilia) in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 22, no. 3 (2015), pp.312-316.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Amudi, Makki A.& al-Yusuf, Muhammad S.& Sayfi, Muhit A.& al-Anzi, Abd Allah Bin Dari. A new species of plasmodiidae (Coccidia : Hemosporidia) from the blood of the skink Scincus hemprichii (Scincidae : Reptilia) in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2015. Vol. 22, no. 3, pp.312-316.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 315-316
Record ID
BIM-567596