Description of a new species cephaline gregarine Stenophora bristili (Apicomplexa, Sporozoea) from Millipede (Chondromorpha severini) in Aurangabad district (M.S), India
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The study of the endoparasitic cephaline gregarine in the gut content of millipede (Chondromorpha severini) was found to be infested with a new species (Stenophora bristili) of genus Stenophora (Labee, 1899). It differs from all the earlier reported species. The shape of the body of cephalont small elongated, slightly curved and rounded posterior end. Potomerite consists of fine bundle of bristles. The Sporont is elongated curved, slightly tapering and rounded posterior end, having brush like broader in between protomerite and deutomerite, Nucleus is
spherical with ecentric karyosome. The different developmental stages including cephalont, sporont, gametocyst and sporocyst have been observed.
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Cephaline gregarine, Chondromorpha severini, Stenophora
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Hopkin, S.P., Watson, K., Martin, M.H and Mould, M.L. (1985): The assimilation of heavy metals by Lithobius variegates and Glomeris marginata (Chilopode; Diplopode). Bijd. Dierkund. 55: 88-94.
Hukui, T. 1952. On two types of Stenophora nematoides Leger and Duboscq, 1903. J. of Science of the Hiroshima University (Zool.), 13, 91-95.
Hyoma Hoshide (1969): Note on the gregarines in Japan 3. A. new Gregarine, Stenophora akiyoshiensis n.sp from a cave living Millipede, Skleroprotopus ikedai Takauwa. Bulletin of the faculty of Education, Yamaguchi University. Vol. 19, pt 2.
Karandikar and Rodgi (1930): Some New species of gregarine from millipedes of Mysore State, India. J. Protozoology vol. 7. 7-8, 162-179.
Labbe, (1899): Sporozoa. Das Tierreich. 5: 1-180.
Levine, N.D. (1970): Phylum Apicomplexa In: J.J. Lee, S.H. Hutner and E.C. Bovee, eds. 1985. An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa, Society of Protozoologists, Lawrence, KS, pp. 322-374..
Margulis, L., Mckhann, H.I. and Olendzenski, L (1993): Illustrated Glossary of Protista. Jones and Barlett Publishers, London,UK p 276.
Price, P.W. (1988): An overview of oraganismal interaction in ecosystems in evolutionary and ecological time. Agric. Ecosys. Environ. 24: 369-377.
Rodgi, S. S. and Ball, G. H. (1961): New species of gregarine from millipedes of Mysore State, India. J. Protozool., 8 (2): 162-179.
Valigurová, A and Koudela, B. (2006): Ultra structural study of developmental stages of Mattesia dispora (Neogregarinorida: Lipotrophidae), a parasite of the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera). Eur. J. Protistol.42: 313-323.
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Description of a new species cephaline gregarine Stenophora bristili (Apicomplexa, Sporozoea) from Millipede (Chondromorpha severini) in Aurangabad district (M.S), India. (2013). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 5(1), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v5i1.293
