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Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. n., sp. n. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) from an Early Cretaceous biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2005

G. POINAR  and
S. R. TELFORD
G. POINAR
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
S. R. TELFORD
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Sciences, The Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Abstract

Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. n., sp. n. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) is described from the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) preserved in 100 million year old amber from Myanmar (Burma). The description is based on the developmental stages of oocysts and sporozoites. The fossil species differs from extant species of Haemoproteus by its wide range of oocyst sizes, small sporozoites and occurrence in an extinct species of biting midge. Numerous sporozoites in the abdominal cavity suggest that the biting midge was an effective vector of this malarial parasite. Characters of the biting midge suggest that the host was a large, cold-blooded vertebrate. This is the earliest record of a malaria parasite and first indication that Early Cretaceous reptiles were infected with haemosporidial parasites.

Keywords

Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. nsp. nfossil malarial parasite; HaemospororidaPlasmodiidae
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 131 , Issue 1 , July 2005 , pp. 79 - 84
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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