Host Specificity in Metamera sillasenorum, n. sp., a Gregarine Parasite of the Leech Helobdella triserialis with Notes on Transmission Dynamics

Parasitic Gregarine blattarum Found Infecting American Cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, in a Population in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

“…Most of the gregarines observed were in gamont form (Figure 1). Gregarines have been reported as one of the most diverse groups of organisms and have been found in invertebrate hosts, including cockroaches, dragonflies, beetles and crustaceans (Clopton & Gold 1996;Wise et al 2000;Lopes & Alves 2005;Smith & Cook 2008;Roberts & Javony 2010;Bunker et al 2013). The gregarine-infected invertebrate insects were grouped under the order Eugregarinorida and suborder Septatorina.…”