Haemoproteus (Haemoproteus) columbae (Kruse, 1890) Colección Biológica del Grupo de Estudios Relación Parásito Hospedero Reino: Protista Phylum: Apicomplexa Order: Hemosporidia Family: Haemoproteidae Genus: Haemoproteus Species: Haemoproteus columbae Type Host: scientific name GERPH collection number Columba livia GERPH-0 8240-47 GERPH-0 8355-97 status GenBank KF537314 Click on the Scientific name of each bird species to obtain more information about the hosts. Typical stages of H. columbae A) young gametocytes B) fully grown Macrogametocytes C-D ) fully grown Microgametocyte; Bar = 10 μm. Main Characters: microgametocytes. posses a large compact masses (>1 μm in diameter of Pigment granules), gametocytes with nucleus incentral position, usually grow displacingg the nucleus of the erythrocyte laterally, gametocytes do not encircle the erythrocyte nucleus. Specimen Category: Blood smear and DNA. Distribution in Colombia: Villavicencio, Bogotá D.C. Altitudinal distribution:400-2560 m asl Global distribution: world wide distribution Vector: Microlynchia pusilla, Pseudolynchia brunnea, Pseudolyncha canariensis Bibliography: González et al.,(2015) (click on the last name to go to the original paper) Valkiunas, G. 2005. Avian malaria parasites and other haemosporidia. CRC Press, Boca Raton. Florida, 946 p. financial support: Colciencias, by the program: Jóvenes investigadores, convenio 0737 del 2013.Contact: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Developed by: JS Mantilla Reviewed by: NE Matta and JS Mantilla
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