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Hepatocystis Carpenteri
''Hepatocystis carpenteri'' is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus '' Culicoides'' and infect mammals. Taxonomy This species was described by Miltgen ''et al.'' in 1980. Distribution This species is found in Gabon. Description The intrahepatic schizonts (maximum ) are larger than those of other species and the cyst wall has a spongy appearance which appears to be unique. It must be distinguished from ''Hepatocystis epomophori'' and ''Hepatocystis brosseti ''Hepatocystis brosseti'' is a species of parasitic protozoa that infect mammals. They are transmitted by flies of the genus '' Culicoides'' History This species was described in 1977 by Miltgen ''et al''. Geographical distribution This spec ...''. Hosts This species is known to infect the hammer-headed bat ('' Hypsignathus monstrosus''). References {{Taxonbar, from=Q16983030 Parasites of Diptera Culicoides Parasites of bats Haemosporida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culicoides
''Culicoides'' is a genus of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae. There are over 1000 species in the genus,Connelly, C. RBiting midges: ''Culicoides'' spp.Featured Creatures, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida IFAS. August 2013 Edition. which is divided into many subgenera. Several species are known to be vectors of various diseases and parasites which can affect animals. Like ''Leptoconops'', the genus has a long fossil record, with earliest known fossils being from Burmese amber, around 99 million years old. Notable taxa The systematics and taxonomy of this genus are confused. A large number of species are of unknown relations to those that have been assigned to subgenera already. Furthermore, many subgenera are sometimes elevated to full genus status, or additional genera (such as '' Paradasyhelea'') are included as subgenera herein. A widely cited, periodically updated, subgeneric classification of species of ''Culicoides'' begins with the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepatocystis Epomophori
''Hepatocystis epomophori'' is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus '' Culicoides'' and infect mammals. Taxonomy This species was described in 1926 by Rhodhain. Description This species is similar to ''Hepatocystis brosseti'' and '' Hepatocystis carpenteri''. Distribution This species is found in the Congo Basin The Congo Basin (french: Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo. It con .... Hosts This species infects the fruit bat ('' Epomorphorus gambianus'').Bray RS (1984) Some parasitic protozoa from the Gambia J. Euk. Microbiol. 31(4) 577–578 References Parasites of Diptera Parasites of bats Haemosporida {{Apicomplexa-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepatocystis Brosseti
''Hepatocystis brosseti'' is a species of parasitic protozoa that infect mammals. They are transmitted by flies of the genus '' Culicoides'' History This species was described in 1977 by Miltgen ''et al''. Geographical distribution This species is found in Makokou, Gabon. Description The cysts are found in the liver and spleen. Once mature the schizonts become extracellular, convoluted and filled with abundant colloidal substance. They are of medium size (diameter 250 micrometres). Host record This species infects Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomops franqueti Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomops franqueti'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae, and is one of three different species of epauletted bats. Franquet's epauletted fruit bat has a range of habitats, varying from Subsaharan ...''). References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5731759 Parasites of Diptera Culicoides Parasites of bats Haemosporida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsignathus Monstrosus
The hammer-headed bat ('), also known as hammer-headed fruit bat and big-lipped bat, is a megabat widely distributed in West and Central Africa. It is the only member of the genus ''Hypsignathus'', which is part of the tribe Epomophorini along with four other genera. It is the largest bat in continental Africa, with wingspans approaching , and males almost twice as heavy as females. Males and females also greatly differ in appearance, making it the most sexually dimorphic bat species in the world. These differences include several adaptations that help males produce and amplify vocalizations: the males' larynges (vocal cords) are about three times as large as those of females, and they have large resonating chambers on their faces. Females appear more like a typical megabat, with foxlike faces. The hammer-headed bat is frugivorous, consuming a variety of fruits such as figs, bananas, and mangoes, though a few instances of carnivory have been noted. Females tend to travel a consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasites Of Diptera
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has characterised parasites as "predators that eat prey in units of less than one". Parasites include single-celled protozoans such as the agents of malaria, sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery; animals such as hookworms, lice, mosquitoes, and vampire bats; fungi such as honey fungus and the agents of ringworm; and plants such as mistletoe, dodder, and the broomrapes. There are six major parasitic strategies of exploitation of animal hosts, namely parasitic castration, directly transmitted parasitism (by contact), trophicallytransmitted parasitism (by being eaten), vector-transmitted parasitism, parasitoidism, and micropredation. One major axis of classification concerns invasiveness: an endoparasite lives inside the host's body; an ect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasites Of Bats
Parasitism is a Symbiosis, close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the Host (biology), host, causing it some harm, and is Adaptation, adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has characterised parasites as "predators that eat prey in units of less than one". Parasites include single-celled protozoans such as the agents of malaria, sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery; animals such as hookworms, lice, mosquitoes, and vampire bats; fungi such as Armillaria mellea, honey fungus and the agents of ringworm; and plants such as mistletoe, dodder, and the Orobanchaceae, broomrapes. There are six major parasitic Behavioral ecology#Evolutionarily stable strategy, strategies of exploitation of animal hosts, namely parasitic castration, directly transmitted parasitism (by contact), wikt:trophic, trophicallytransmitted parasitism (by being eaten), Disease vector, vector-transmitted paras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
