Studies on African Saurian Malarias: Redescription of Plasmodium mabuiae Wenyon, 1909 from Tanzanian Skinks

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The saurian parasite P. mabuiae Wenyon, 1909, unreported since its description from Sudanese skinks, was found to be common in Mabuya striata from Morogoro, Tanzania and from beach areas north of Dar-es-Salaam. Taxonomic redescription defines P. mabuiae as having schizonts less than or equal to the host cell nucleus in size. Schizogony produced 4-8 merozoites. Gametocytes were usually elongate and equal to or slightly larger than host cell nuclei, and typically resided diagonally across one end of the host cell. Asexual stages were strongly nucleophilic, and appeared to be less amoeboid than described by Wenyon. Active infections were found only from July-Sept. 1981 and again in late June to early July 1982, with light chronic infections of gametocytes seen in Oct. and Feb.

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