[New species of Microsporidia, parasite of Myriapoda-Diplopoda of South Dahomey].
A new microsporidian parasitic in Myriapoda-Diplopoda of Sud-Dahomey (Habrodesmus falx Cook & Oxydesmus granulosus Palisot de Beauvois) is described by photonic microscopy. It can be recognized by its thick-enveloped pansporoblasts yielding from 30 to 66 elongate and ovoid spores measuring 4,8 mum in length and 2,2 mum in diameter. The spore is uninucleate. This microsporidian forms cysts in the anterior part of the host affecting the musculature of the digestive tract, the adipose tissue and segmentary muscles. However, it appears necessary to study this parasite again by means of electron microscopy for a better understanding of its life-cycle and in order to place it in the Microsporidian taxonomy.
D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000469:parasitology*; D001541:Benin; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification*
Sur une nouvelle espèce de Microsporidie, parasite de Myriapodes Diplopodes du Sud-Dahomey