Landau I, Miltgen F, Chabaud A G
Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1976 Mar-Apr;51(2):175-87.
The Haemosporidia of Mammals are classified in 3 groups according to the morphology of the gametocytes: 1) group "vivax" with Hepatocystis and several species of Plasmodium; 2) group "malariae" with Nycteria and a second group of Plasmodium; 3) group "falciparum" with only Plasmodium. In each group there is a correlation between the morphology of the gametocytes and that of the exo-erythrocytic schizonts. Through discussing the host-range and comparing the life cycles of Haemosporidia in Birds, Reptiles and Mammals, we suggest a hypothesis of the polyphyletism of Plasmodium of Mammals.
哺乳动物的血孢子虫根据配子体的形态分为3组：1）“间日疟原虫”组，包括肝簇虫属和几种疟原虫；2）“三日疟原虫”组，包括夜疟原虫属和第二组疟原虫；3）“恶性疟原虫”组，仅包括疟原虫属。每组中配子体的形态与红细胞外裂殖体的形态之间存在相关性。通过讨论宿主范围并比较鸟类、爬行动物和哺乳动物血孢子虫的生命周期，我们提出了哺乳动物疟原虫多源发生的假说。
