Opalinidae (Sarcomastigophora) in North American Amphibia. Genus Opalina Purkinje &amp; Valentin, 1835

Delvinquier, B. L. J.; Desser, Sherwin S.

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“…A total of 83 specimens, representing 14 species in seven families of amphibians, were dissected and checked for the presence of opalines. Details concerning the number of anurans collected at each site with latitude, longitude and Grid Map Index are given in Delvinquier & Desser (1995). In addition, CT. McAllister provided us with a slide of an unidentified opalinid from Gastrophtyne carolinensis from Arkansas, A complete list of species of the genus Protoopalina Metcalf, 1918 occurring in North American Amphibia was presented in Delvinquier & Patterson (1993).…”

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“…Other records in Nearctic Bufo are mainly for the genus Opalina Purkinje & Valentin, 1835 (see Delvinquier & Desser, 1995).…”

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“…This is the only record of a Protoopalina in Nearctic ranids. Most records in ranids are of the genus Opalina (see Delvinquier & Desser, 1995).…”

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

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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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“…Other records in Nearctic Bufo are mainly for the genus Opalina Purkinje & Valentin, 1835 (see Delvinquier & Desser, 1995).…”

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“…Opalines have a worldwide distribution inhabiting the digestive tract of anurans, reptiles and even fishes (Amiet and Affa'a 1985;Delvinquier and Patterson 1993;Delvinquier and Desser 1996;Mohammad et al 2013).…”

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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 (Sarcomastigophora) in North American Amphibia. Genus Opalina Purkinje & Valentin, 1835

Abstract: During 1992, the cloaca of 83 specimens of North

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

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

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

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