'Hepatozoon sauromali' sp.n., a Hemogregarine from the Chuckwalla ('Sauromalus spp.) with Notes on the Life History
Lewis JE and Wagner ED. 1964. 'Hepatozoon sauromali' sp.n., a Hemogregarine from the Chuckwalla ('Sauromalus spp.) with Notes on the Life History. Journal of Parasitology. 50(1):11-14
A saurian hemogregarine, Hepatozoon sauromali sp. n., is described from the chuckwalla Sauromalus spp. collected in Baja Calafornia, Mexico, and California. Gametocytes develop in the erythrocytes and schizogony takes place in the liver. The number of merozonites in the mature schizontes averages 24. The vector of the parasite is a new species of mite of the genus Hirstiella. Transmission is by the oral route. Sporogony takes place in the mite's body cavity. The large oocysts contain sporocysts, each of which has approximately 12 sporozoites. Mites which had been permitted to engorge on parasitized chuckwallas were fed to 'clean' Sceloporus lizards. These showed blood cell infections 30 days later.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Lewis, John; Wagner, Edward
- Units
- ORPI
- Keywords
- Lizards