Publications
| preliminary report of microsporidia in simuliidae larvae from argentina. | amblyospora bracteata, polydispyrenia simulii, and 3 other undescribed microsporidia are reported from 11 species of neotropical blackfly larvae collected from streams in buenos aires (eastern) and neuquen (southwestern) provinces of argentina. preliminary light and electron microscopy studies indicate that 2 of the undescribed species belong in the family thelohaniidae and the third species is placed in the family caudosporidae. ten species of argentine blackflies are recorded as new host recor ... | 1989 | 2708991 |
| effects of polydispyrenia simulii (microspora; duboscqiidae) on development of the gonads of simulium pertinax (diptera; simuliidae). | the effects of the infection caused by the microsporidium polydispyrenia simulii in gonads of the simuliid simulium pertinax were evaluated. this blackfly species is the main target of control programmes in southeastern brazil. infected and noninfected blackflies were reared from larval stage to adults using a laboratory rearing system. there was no significant difference between the oogenic development and dimensions of ovarian follicles of healthy females compared to those reared from infected ... | 1999 | 10348994 |