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1 February 2014 First Report of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) in Caecilians, with Description of a New Species
D. James Harris, Isabel Damas-Moreira, João P. M. C. Maia, Ana Perera
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Abstract

Hepatozoon spp. are identified for the first time in the amphibian order Gymnophiona, or caecilians, from the Seychelles island of Silhouette. Estimate of relationships derived from partial 18S rRNA gene sequences indicate these are not related to Hepatozoon spp. from frogs or to other Hepatozoon spp. from reptiles in the Seychelles. Assessment of mature gamonts from blood smears indicate that these can be recognized as a new species, Hepatozoon seychellensis n. sp.

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D. James Harris, Isabel Damas-Moreira, João P. M. C. Maia, and Ana Perera "First Report of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) in Caecilians, with Description of a New Species," Journal of Parasitology 100(1), 117-120, (1 February 2014). https://doi.org/10.1645/13-203.1
Received: 8 February 2013; Accepted: 1 August 2013; Published: 1 February 2014
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