title: [Different types of gametocytes in mammal's Haemosporidia. Correlations with the morphology of the tissue schizonts. Hypothesis on the evolution of the group (author's transl)].
abstract: The Haemosporidia of Mammals are classified in 3 groups according to the morphology of the gametocytes: 1) group "vivax" with Hepatocystis and several species of Plasmodium; 2) group "malariae" with Nycteria and a second group of Plasmodium; 3) group "falciparum" with only Plasmodium. In each group there is a correlation between the morphology of the gametocytes and that of the exo-erythrocytic schizonts. Through discussing the host-range and comparing the life cycles of Haemosporidia in Birds, Reptiles and Mammals, we suggest a hypothesis of the polyphyletism of Plasmodium of Mammals.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000166:cytology*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology*; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000166:cytology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000166:cytology
vernacular_title: Les différents types de gamétocytes chez les Hémosporidies de mammifères. Corrélations avec la morphologie des schizontes tissulaires. Hypothèses sur l'évolution du groupe