title: First report of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) in caecilians, with description of a new species.
abstract: Hepatozoon spp. are identified for the first time in the amphibian order Gymnophiona, or caecilians, from the Seychelles island of Silhouette. Estimate of relationships derived from partial 18S rRNA gene sequences indicate these are not related to Hepatozoon spp. from frogs or to other Hepatozoon spp. from reptiles in the Seychelles. Assessment of mature gamonts from blood smears indicate that these can be recognized as a new species, Hepatozoon seychellensis n. sp.
authors: * CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal.
authors: D James
authors: DJ
authors: Harris
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Damas-Moreira
authors: João P M C
authors: JP
authors: Maia
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: Perera
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003044:Coccidia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012750:Seychelles
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan