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The occurrence of Apicomplexan parasites in Podarcis wall lizards from the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic islands was studied by amplification and sequencing of the 18S rRNA gene. Species from three genera, Hepatozoon, Sarcocystis and Eimeria were detected. The phylogenetic analysis of the 18S rRNA gene provides unexpected insights into the evolutionary history of these parasites. All Hepatozoon specimens were recovered as part of a clade already identified in lizards from North Africa. The Sarcocystis species, detected in Podarcis lilfordi from Cabrera island, in the Balearic Islands, appears related to Sarcocystis gallotiae, known only from endemic Gallotia lizards from the Canary Islands. Based on the lack of snake predators on this island, this parasite form presumably presents an atypical transmission cycle that uses the same host species as both intermediate and final host through cannibalism, like S. gallotiae. Eimeria is reported for the first time from Podarcis lizards. This study shows the power of detecting multiple different Apicomplexa parasites through screening of tail tissue samples and blood drops that are often collected in reptiles for other purposes.
Journal of Parasitology – Allen Press
Published: Nov 30, 2011
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