Opalinidae in African Anura I. Genus Opalina

Delvinquier, B. L. J.; Markus, Miles B.; Passmore, N. I.

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“…These methods are described in Delvinquier et al (1991). Collections were made in June and July 1992 at eight sites in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, in September at one site in KingstonOntario, Canada and in August at one site in El Paso County, Texas, USA.…”

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Opalinidae (Sarcomastigophora) in North American Amphibia. GenusProtoopalina Metcalf, 1918

1995

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During 1992, 83 specimens of North American Amphibia from Algonquin Park and Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and from El Paso County, Texas USA, comprising 14 species in seven families, were checked for opalinids in the cloaca. Protoopalina allisteri n. sp. is described from one Gastrophryne carolinensis (Microhylidae) from Arkansas and P. mitotica was found in one of four Scaphiopus multiplicatus (Pelobatidae) from Texas. The North American species of Protoopalina are reviewed. Zelleriella ovoidea (Metcalf, 1923) is proposed as a new combination for P. ovoidea.

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Opalinidae (Sarcomastigophora) in North American Amphibia. GenusProtoopalina Metcalf, 1918

1995

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“…The other museums listed in Delvinquier et al (1991) do not possess slides of Zelleriella from African Anura.…”

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“…Other opalinids recorded in that genus of frog are all Opalina species (Metcalf, 1923;Fantham, 1931;Tuzet & Knoepffler, 1968;Delvinquier et al 1991). It is interesting to note that O. natalensis (see Delvinquier et al, 1991) was never found in association with Zelleriella.…”

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Opalinidae in African Anura. II. Genera Protozelleriella n. g. and Zelleriella

1991

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During 1988 and 1989, 409 specimens of southern African Anura, comprising 50 species in 9 families, were checked for opalinids in the cloaca. Protozelleriella devilliersi n. g., n. sp. was found in three of four Capensibufo rosei (Bufonidae); Zelleriella africana Sandon, 1938 in two of three Bufo angusticeps and one of 20 B. garmani (Bufonidae) plus three of 12 Phrynobatrachus natalensis, 12 of 19 Tomopterna cryptotis, seven of 14 T. delalandii, three of seven T. krugerensis and one of six T. natalensis (all Ranidae); Z. gambieri n. sp. in one of six T. natalensis; Z. garlandi n. sp. in two of six Kassina maculata (Hyperoliidae); Z. sandoni n. sp. in two of 20 B. garmani, two of six K. maculata, one of seven K. senegalensis and one of four Leptopelis mossambicus (Hyperoliidae) plus one of five Phrynomerus bifasciatus (Microhylidae) and two of 19 T. cryptotis. It is suggested that the Ranidae (in particular the genus Tomopterna) and the Hyperoliidae are among the major carriers of Zelleriella in the Afrotropical Region.

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“…In previous decades, extensive research around the globe led to the discovery and description of hundreds of opaline species, all of which are classified in five genera: Cepedea, Opalina, Protoopalina, Protozelleri ella, and Zelleriella (Delvinquier et al 1991a(Delvinquier et al , 1991b(Delvinquier et al , 1992(Delvinquier et al , 1995. The presence of only a few opalinid genera indicates that the level of morphological diversity at the genus level is low.…”

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Low-level genetic diversity of opalinid morphotypes from the digestive tract of Hoplobatrachus rugulosus (Batrachia, Amphibia) in Thailand

Gentekaki¹,

Chantangsi²

2017

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Abstract.Opaline is an unusual group of protists, characterized by the presence of flagella covering their whole body. They reside in the intestinal tracts of various animals, most notably amphibians. While there is a wealth of data regarding the morphological features of opalines, molecular data are extremely sparse. Consequently, the extent of diversity of this understudied group remains unknown. Here, we examine opalines from the intestinal tract of the amphibian Hoplobatrachus rugulosus in Thailand. We provide micrographs obtained from light and scanning electron microscopy of various opalinid morphotypes. Furthermore, we enrich the database of opaline sequences by providing new molecular data of the small subunit ribosomal DNA gene of these species. In our phylogenetic analyses, the newly derived sequences form a cluster sister to Protoopalina.

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Opalinidae in African Anura I. Genus Opalina

Cited by 23 publications

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Opalinidae (Sarcomastigophora) in North American Amphibia. GenusProtoopalina Metcalf, 1918

Opalinidae (Sarcomastigophora) in North American Amphibia. GenusProtoopalina Metcalf, 1918

Opalinidae in African Anura. II. Genera Protozelleriella n. g. and Zelleriella

Low-level genetic diversity of opalinid morphotypes from the digestive tract of Hoplobatrachus rugulosus (Batrachia, Amphibia) in Thailand

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