Microsporidia (Microspora: Microsporida) from Newfoundland blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae)
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 59 (7) , 1431-1446
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z81-194
Abstract
Examination of several hundred microsporidia-infected blackfly larvae collected in Newfoundland, Canada, revealed the presence of seven clearly distinguishable microsporidian species: Caudospora simulii, Caudospora polymorpha, Amblyospora bracteata, Thelohania varians, Thelohania fibrata, Tuzetia debaisieuxi, and Pleistophora multispora. The classification of the last five species is reviewed. Microsporidium sp. was found in the fat body of larvae of Simulium longistylatum. Another Microsporidium sp. was found in the nerve chord of Prosimulium mixtum.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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