The Type Material of the International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa

Abstract

The type, paratype, and reference material of avian hematozoa in the reference collection of the International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa is listed. This material includes one species of Atoxoplasma, 41 species of Haemoproteus, one species of Hepatozoon, two species of Lankesterella, 15 species of Leucocytozoon, 31 species of Plamodium, one species of Spirogregarina, and three species of Trypanosoma.

Leucocytozoonosis

“…Laird and Bennett were active in initiating the formation of the center, which contains a large collection of the literature on blood parasites of birds and also a vast collection of over 64,000 preparations (mostly stained blood films) from throughout the world. Type material for many species of Leucocytozoon is contained in the collection of the center (Bennett et al 1980). Bennett and many colleagues along with visiting scientists at the center produced a large number of publications describing new species and providing redescriptions of a number of known species of Leucocytozoon.…”

Type material of Plasmodium ovale sensu lato

“…Although the term ‘paraneotype’ is not covered by the ICZN, 2 it is nevertheless being widely used, unofficially, in zoology. More specifically, the use of ‘paraneotype’ in conjunction with ‘neotype’ has authoritatively been recognised for haemosporidian parasites, 11 into which group P. ovale s.l. falls.…”