Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) amileari n. sp., isolated from Oryzomys eliurus (Wagner, 1845) (Rodentia-Cricetidae).
A new species of trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) amilcari, is described in the present paper. This new trypanosome was found in the circulating blood of a rodent species Oryzomys eliurus (Cricetidae). Some biological observations were made.
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D000882:Haplorhini; D051379:Mice; D012377:Rodentia / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*