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Sarcocystis simonyi sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from the endangered Hierro giant lizardGallotia simonyi (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

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Wild-caught specimens of the highly endangered giant lizardGallotia simonyi, which is endemic to the Canary Island of Hierro, were examined for sarcosporidian parasites. One of the animals exhibited sarcocysts measuring 540 (range, 400–720)×170 (range, 130–220) μm in the musculature of its tail. Feeding of these sarcocysts to a laboratory-rearedG. simonyi resulted in the excretion of sporulated sporocysts measuring 8.8 (range, 7.8–9.4)×6.9 (range, 6.2–7.8) μm. Following experimental transmission, I used light and electron microscopy and identified this parasite asSarcocystis simonyi sp. nov., which displays a dihomoxenous life cycle.

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  1. Institut für Zoologie, AG Protozoologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Strasse 1-3, W-1000, Berlin 33, Germany

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This study was supported in part by a PhD grant from the Freie Universität Berlin (NaFöG)

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Bannert, B. Sarcocystis simonyi sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from the endangered Hierro giant lizardGallotia simonyi (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Parasitol Res 78, 142–145 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931656

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