A New Haemocystidium (Apicomplexa: Plasmodiidae) Species of the Dhub Lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis, In Abu Dhabi, Distinguished By the Absence of Pigment

Sam R Telford; M. A. Peirce; J Samour

doi:10.1645/JP-GE-3004R1

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Sam R Telford,¹ M. A. Peirce,^1,* J Samour^1,**

¹The Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611. e-mail:

^*MP International Consultancy, 6 Normandale House, Normandale, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3NZ, U.K.
^**Wildlife Division, WRSAN, P.O. Box 77338, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abstract

The spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis, in Abu Dhabi is parasitized by Haemocystidium apigmentada n. sp., and 2 species of Hepatozoon. The elongate gametocytes of H. apigmentada are 13–19 × 6–9 µm, with length × width (LW) 90–133 µm², and L/W ratio 1.56-3.17. Gametocyte dimensions do not differ by sex. Gametocytes are unpigmented. Hepatozoon species 1 has gamonts with a consistently terminal nucleus, with dimensions of 13–16 × 4.5–7 µm, LW of 58–104 µm², and L/W ratio of 2.00-3.22. Hepatozoon species 2 gamonts have a broad nucleus at the midbody, and dimensions of 13–15.5 × 5–7 µm, LW of 71–109 µm², and L/W ratio of 1.93-3.00.

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Sam R Telford, M. A. Peirce, and J Samour "A New Haemocystidium (Apicomplexa: Plasmodiidae) Species of the Dhub Lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis, In Abu Dhabi, Distinguished By the Absence of Pigment," Journal of Parasitology 98(3), 654-656, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.1645/JP-GE-3004R1

Received: 8 October 2011; Accepted: 1 December 2011; Published: 1 June 2012

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