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Fallisia biporcati n. sp. parasitises thrombocytes and lymphocytes of Anolis biporcatus and A. lionotus in Panama. Round or oval schizonts average 13.3 × 11.5 (10.5–16 × 9–13) μm, with LW 153.8 (94–208) μm2, and produce 38.3 (28–60) merozoites. Gametocytes are variably shaped, from round or oval to nearly triangular or rectangular, and average 12.6 × 9.0 (10–15 × 6–12) μm, with LW 113.1 (82–150) μm2 and L/W ratio 1.43 (1.0–2.2). Thrombocytes and lymphocytes of A. poecilopus in Panama are parasitised by F. poecilopi n. sp. Schizonts, oval to elongate in shape, 7.7 × 4.7 (5.5–9 × 3–6) μm, with LW 36.5 (22–54) μm2, are filled with 31.0 (20–51) tiny nuclei or merozoites. Gametocytes are 10.1 × 8.0 (7.5–14 × 6–11) μm, with LW 82.0 (45–132) μm2, round to elongate with L/W ratio 1.27 (1.0–1.6). F. thecadactyli n. sp. parasitises thrombocytes and lymphocytes of Thecadactylus rapicaudus in Panama and Venezuela. Oval, oblong, or triangular schizonts average 10.3 × 8.0 (7–13 × 5–12) μm, with LW 86.6 (37–156) μm2, and produce 40.2 (26–61) merozoites. Gametocytes are round, oval, triangular or elongate, 10.4 × 7.0 (7–15 × 5–11) μm, with LW 74.8 (40–154) μm2 and L/W ratio 1.51 (1.1–2.2). F. dominicensis n. sp. parasitises thrombocytes of A. cybotes on Hispaniola. Schizonts, 6.0 × 4.8 (4–8 × 3–7) μm, with LW 29.1 (12–56) μm2, round, oval, elongate, oblong or lentiform in shape, produce 12.4 (8–22) merozoites. Gametocytes are 6.6 × 5.0 (5–9 × 4–7) μm , with LW 33.8 (20–56) μm2, round, oval or elongate, and L/W ratio of 1.34 (1.1–2.0).
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Telford, S.R. Additional Fallisia spp. (Apicomplexa: Plasmodiidae) of Neotropical lizards. Syst Parasitol 40, 185–193 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006008301011
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