Orkun Ömer, Güven Esin
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara 06110, Turkey.
J Parasitol. 2013 Feb;99(1):112-7. doi: 10.1645/GE-3100.1. Epub 2012 Aug 27.
Haemoproteus anatolicum n. sp. was identified in the tortoise Testudo graeca. The new species is described based on the morphology of its blood stages and a segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, which can be used for molecular identification and diagnosis. Chelonian haemoproteids recorded in the past were defined solely on the basis of their morphological characteristics. The chelonian haemoproteid we describe as a new species has a close genetic relationship to lizard haemoproteids, i.e., Haemoproteus ptyodactylii and Haemoproteus kopki. The new species description provides significant new information for little-known chelonian haemoproteids.
在希腊陆龟（Testudo graeca）中鉴定出了安纳托利亚血变虫（Haemoproteus anatolicum）新种。该新物种是根据其血液阶段的形态以及线粒体细胞色素b基因的一段序列进行描述的，这些可用于分子鉴定和诊断。过去记录的龟类血变虫仅根据其形态特征来定义。我们描述为新物种的龟类血变虫与蜥蜴血变虫，即ptyodactylii血变虫和kopki血变虫，有着密切的亲缘关系。新物种的描述为鲜为人知的龟类血变虫提供了重要的新信息。
