<i>Pelecitus galli</i> n. sp. from the Malayan jungle fowl <i>Gallus gallus spadiceus</i>

As, Dissanike; Ma, Fernando

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“…Pelecitus bartneri represents the second species of Pelecitus known from avian hosts in Australia following the record of P. fulicaeatrae from the Eurasian coot, Fulica atra, Linnaeus, 1758 in Mawson et al (1986). The only other species known from the Australasian region is Pelecitus galli Dissanaike and Fernando, 1974 described from the Burmese red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus spadiceus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Pahang State, Malaysia (Dissanaike & Fernando, 1974).…”

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Pelecitus Bartneri SP. Nov. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the Subcutaneous Tissues of the Leg of Psephotus Chrysopterygius Gould, 1858 (Psittaciformes)

Spratt¹

2010

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

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Pelecitus bartneri sp. nov. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) is described from the subcutaneous tissues of the leg of a Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysopterygius Gould, 1858 (Psittaciformes) from an aviary in Brisbane, Queensland. It represents the first species of Pelecitus described from an endemic bird in Australia, although P. fulicaeatrae Diesing, 1861, previously known from the Nearctic, Palaearctic and Ethiopian regions, has been recorded from the Eurasian coot, Fulica atra, Linnaeus, 1758. The new species is distinguished from P. fulicaeatrae and P. galli by the presence of granular or hyaline inclusions in the caudal alae of males. It is further distinguished from these species and other species of Pelecitus in avian hosts by the combination of morphometrics of males and females, the presence of only four or five pedunculated pre-and post-cloacal papillae in each caudal ala and the absence of any semi-pedunculate or sessile papillae in the male. It is clearly distinguished from the only species known from Australian marsupial hosts, P. roemeri (Linstow, 1905) of kangaroos and wallabies, by the much smaller size of males and females, the small number of cloacal papillae, the presence of granular inclusions in the caudal alae of males, and the much shorter length of the left spicule.

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Pelecitus Bartneri SP. Nov. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the Subcutaneous Tissues of the Leg of Psephotus Chrysopterygius Gould, 1858 (Psittaciformes)

Spratt¹

2010

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“…gallus spadiceus (see Chin et al ., 1974 ;Dissanaike & Fernando, 1974a, 1974bFernando & Dissanaike, 1975 ;AminBabjee et al ., 1985 ;Lee et al ., 1985aLee et al ., , 1985b . The present study reports a new species of Lemdana from this host .…”

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“…There are several reports of microfilariae but only three of adult filarioids from avian hosts in Malaysia (Kuppusamy, 1936 ;Bennett et al ., 1966 ;Dissanaike et al ., 1974 ;Dissanaike & Fernando, 1974a, 1974bWong et al ., 1980 ;Mak et al ., 1984 ;Amin-Babjee et al ., 1985 ;Lee & Amin-Babjee, 1986) . Adult filarioids include Pelecitus galli, from the base of the legs of the red jungle fowl Gallus gallus spadiceus (see Dissanaike & Fernando, 1974b), Cardiofilaria pavlovskyi, from the abdominal cavity of the house crow Corvus splendens (see Wong et al ., 1980), and Cardiofilaria nilesi, from the peritoneal cavity of a domestic chick exposed to naturally infected mosquitoes (Mak et al ., 1984) and from the abdominal cavity of the spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis (see Lee & Amin-Babjee, 1986) .…”

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“…Adult filarioids include Pelecitus galli, from the base of the legs of the red jungle fowl Gallus gallus spadiceus (see Dissanaike & Fernando, 1974b), Cardiofilaria pavlovskyi, from the abdominal cavity of the house crow Corvus splendens (see Wong et al ., 1980), and Cardiofilaria nilesi, from the peritoneal cavity of a domestic chick exposed to naturally infected mosquitoes (Mak et al ., 1984) and from the abdominal cavity of the spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis (see Lee & Amin-Babjee, 1986) .…”

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Lemdana latifi n. sp. (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) from the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus)

1989

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Lemdana latifi n . sp . was found in connective tissues around the trachea and crop and in the body-cavity of seven of 14 Malayan red jungle fowl Gallus gallus spadiceus . The new species is described and illustrated . Morphologically it is most closely related to Lemdana pavonica and Lemdana francolini .Lemdana latifi is distinguished from the eight valid species of Lemdana by the mean spicular ratio of 1 .7 :1 ; the right spicule with a right margin 18-29% (15-31 gm ; mean 24 gm) longer than the left margin ; the distal half of the left spicule twisted and S-shaped ; and the absence of unpaired papillae at tip of male tail . The new species has smaller adults, a shorter left spicule and a shorter glandular oesophagus than those of L . pavonica and a wider male, shorter spicules and a longer muscular oesophagus than those of L . francolini . The male of L . latifi is 7-9 (8 .1)mm long, the left spicule 164-215 (184)µm long and the right spicule 98-117 (108)µm long . The female is 17-23 (21)mm in length . Sheathed microfilariae from blood smears are 78-100 gm long and those from the uterus are 89-103 gm long . This is the sixth valid species of Lemdana in the Phasianidae .

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“…However, natural filarial infections of domestic fowl are not common. Natural filariasis has been reported for domestic chickens in Brazil (Machado de Mondonca, 1961) and India (Jain et al, 1965), White Pekin ducks in Canada (Anderson, 1956) and the Malaysian jungle fowl (Dissanaike and Fernando, 1974).…”

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Fate of the Wild Avian Filarial Nematode Chandlerella quiscali (Onchocercidae: Filarioidea) in the Domestic Chicken

Granath

1980

Poultry Science

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Chandlerella quiscali is a filarial nematode parasitizing the brain of the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula versicolor), blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata bromia), brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater ater), and starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Filarial infections of many wild bird species are common but natural infections of domestic fowl are rare. The habits of many wild birds commonly bring them in close association with domestic poultry. Because of the high prevalence of C. quiscali in grackles (98%) and the pathogenesis it might cause in an unnatural host, this parasite was used to test the receptiveness of the domestic chicken as a host. Microfilariae of C. quiscali were injected into chickens and adult worms were transplanted into the brain or body cavity of other chickens. One group of experimental chickens was immunosuppressed (IS) while another group was not immunosuppressed (NIS). Microfilariae circulated in the blood of IS and NIS chickens for at least 56 days. There was no significant difference in the number of microfilariae recovered from IS and NIS chickens. Adult worms were encapsulated in the brain of NIS chickens and in the body cavity of IS and NIS chickens. Worms survived for 36 hr in the brains of IS chickens. Past 36 hr the worms were shriveled and dead, apparently the result of a physiological and/or nutritional deficiency in the brain.

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Pelecitus galli n. sp. from the Malayan jungle fowl Gallus gallus spadiceus

Cited by 12 publications

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Pelecitus Bartneri SP. Nov. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the Subcutaneous Tissues of the Leg of Psephotus Chrysopterygius Gould, 1858 (Psittaciformes)

Pelecitus Bartneri SP. Nov. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the Subcutaneous Tissues of the Leg of Psephotus Chrysopterygius Gould, 1858 (Psittaciformes)

Lemdana latifi n. sp. (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) from the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus)

Fate of the Wild Avian Filarial Nematode Chandlerella quiscali (Onchocercidae: Filarioidea) in the Domestic Chicken

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