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Leptomonas serpens n.sp., parasitic in the digestive tract and salivary glands of Nezara viridula (Pentatomidae) and in the sap of Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) and other plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Alfred J. Gibbs
Alfred J. Gibbs
Affiliation:
Honorary Research Assistant, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town
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A leptomonad parasite was found in the sap of the tomato and in one unidentified plant, but it has not yet been seen in several others on which the insect feeds.

Interesting characteristics of this Leptomonas are (a) its extreme polymorphism, (b) the development of metacyclic forms in the salivary glands of its insect host, and (c) its alternation between insect and plant host.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 47 , Issue 3-4 , December 1957 , pp. 297 - 303
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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