Occurrence of Gregarines (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in the Neotropical Soldierless Ruptitermes spp. (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae)

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dc.contributor.authorJanei, Vanelize [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Leonardo, Ana M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T16:04:51Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T16:04:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-01
dc.description.abstractThis is the first record of gregarine infection in the worker midgut of the Neotropical termites Ruptitermes pitan and Ruptitermes reconditus. Gregarines have already been described in the gut and hemocoel in workers of other termite species, and although these protozoa are not able to kill these insects, they may affect their fitness. In the present study, gregarines were only observed in the gut lumen or linked to the midgut wall of termite workers. Histological sections of the worker midgut of Ruptitermes spp. showed three phases of the gregarine life cycle with the same individual worker displayed up to 4 gamonts and 2 trophozoites.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Cupins Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespLaboratório de Cupins Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v69i4.8268
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology, v. 69, n. 4, 2022.
dc.identifier.doi10.13102/sociobiology.v69i4.8268
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85147268481
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/249628
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectmidgut
dc.subjectParasitism
dc.subjectRuptitermes pitan
dc.subjectRuptitermes reconditus
dc.titleOccurrence of Gregarines (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in the Neotropical Soldierless Ruptitermes spp. (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae)en
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