plantilla H. caprimulgi

Haemoproteus
(Parahaemoproteus) caprimulgi
(Williams, Bennett and
Mahrt, 1975 )
Colección Biológica del
Grupo de Estudios Relación
Parásito Hospedero
Reino: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Order: Hemosporidia
Family: Haemoproteidae
Genus: Haemoproteus
Species: Haemoproteus
Caprimulgi
Type Host:
scientific name
GERPH
collection
number
GenBank
Chordeiles
minor
None register
None
Other Hosts:
scientific
name
GERPH
Nictypolus
nigrescens
GERPH-01
804-5
status
GenBank
none
Click on the Scientific name of each bird species
to obtain more information about the hosts.
Typical stages of H. caprimulgi: A) inmature gametocite B-D)fully
grown gametocytes; Bar = 10 μm.
Main Characters: is the only one species of Haemoproteus
describe and reported in caprimulgiformes, the fully grown
gametocytes usually enclose the nucleus of the eritrocites, even
sometimes occupying all cytoplasm of the host cells. In growing
gametocytes a cleft is present between the erythrocyte nucleus
and te parasite, the average number of pigment granules is 20.
Specimen Category: Blood smear.
Distribution in Colombia: La Macarena NNP.
Altitudinal distribution: 400-500 m asl
Global distribution: Holartic, Ethiopian and neotropical regions
Pathology: unknown.
Vectors: unknown.
Bibliography: Basto et al., 2006. (click on the last name to go to
the original paper)
Valkiunas, G. 2005. Avian malaria parasites and other
haemosporidia. CRC Press, Boca Raton. Florida, 946 p.
financial support: Colciencias, by the
program: Jóvenes investigadores, convenio
0737 del 2013.
Contact: [email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected]
Williams, N.A., Bennett, G.F. and Mahrt, J.L. (1975) (click on
the last name to go to the original paper)
Developed by: JS Mantilla
Reviewed by: NE Matta and JS Mantilla

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