Avian Haemoproteidae. I. Description of Haemoproteus fallisi n. sp. and a review of the haemoproteids of the family Turdidae

Abstract

Haemoproteus fallisi n. sp. is described from the American robin. Turdus migratorius L. Other hosts and geographical range are cited and a summary of haemoproteid infections in the Turdidae is included. H. fallisi is compared with other haemoproteids described from the Turdidae, H. moruony de Mello and Braz de Sa is synonomized with H. fringillae and H. orizivora. H. geocichla Cleland and Johnson is considered to be a nomen nudum. Haemoproteus danilewskyi, also recorded from the Turdidae, is distinguished from H. fallisi by its larger size and by the fact that it surrounds the host cell nucleus and occupies nearly all of the host cell cytoplasm.

Prevalence and intensity of Haemoproteus columbae in three species of wild doves from Brazil

“…The parasite species was identified by comparison with haemoproteid parasites of columbids described in the literature (Bennett & Peirce 1990). Linear dimensions were obtained as described by Bennett and Campbell (1972) using a Zeiss Photomicroscope Axioplan II and Image-Pro Lite 4.0 program (Media Cybernetics 1998). Areas were determined with the aid of a camera lucida and counting squares on a grid .…”

Haemoproteus psittaci n. sp. (Haemoproteidae) from the African grey parrot Psittacus erithacus L.

“…Further sampling of wild parrots is required to settle this issue. 20.5 (1.7) 0.9 (0.1) ratio NDR, Nuclear Displacement Ratio (see Bennett & Campbell, 1972).…”

“…Blood smears were air-dried, fixed in 100% methanol and stained with Giemsa's stain. The morphological characters (Bennett & Campbell, 1972;Forrester et al, 1977) were obtained by drawing the appropriate cells with the aid of a camera lucida and determining lengths and areas with a Zeiss MOP-3 Digital Analyzer. Unfortunately, the smears from the London birds were made from anticoagulated blood samples and were, therefore, unsuitable for designation as hapantotype material or for deriving length and area measurements.…”

Description of a new species of Haemoproteus (Haemosporidia, Apicomplexa) from an Orange-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia osea

“…The entire stained smear was All measurements were made in µm. NDR -nuclear displacement ratio was calculated following Bennett and Campbell (1972) equitation: NDR = 2X/X+Y. X = distance between erythrocyte wall and its nucleus, Y = distance between erythrocyte wall and its nucleus on the infected side.…”