龟鳖类寄生血簇虫六新种
SIX NEW SPECIES OF HAEMOGREGARINA FROM CHINESE TURTLES
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摘要: 血簇虫(Haemogregarina Danilewsky,1885)属真球虫目(Eucoccidia)血簇虫科(Haemogregarinidae),这一属的寄生虫,其寄主以爬行动物为主,两栖动物和鱼类也有寄生。至今已记载有300余种。龟鳖类的血簇虫研究,国内尚无报道。Abstract: Haemogregarines were first described in 1885 by Danilewsky. Up to now, more than 300 species of Haemogregarina have been described. The present study was carried out from 1984—1985. Six new species of Haemogregarina were found in four species of Chinese turtles: Trionyx sinensis, Chinemys reevesii, Cuora flavomarginata and Platysternon megacephalurn. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica, Wuhan (all measurements in μm).