Histomonas meleagridis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dientamoebida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Protozoa Subregnum: Eozoa Infraregnum: Excavata Phylum: Metamonada Subphylum: Trichozoa Superclassis: Parabasalia Classis: Dientamoebea Ordo: Dientamoebida

Familia: Dientamoebidae
Genus: Histomonas
Species: Histomonas meleagridis

Name

Histomonas meleagridis (Th.Sm.) Tyzzer, J. Parasitol. 6: 130 (1920)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Amoeba meleagridis Th.Sm., Bull. Bur. Animal Industr. U.S.D.A. 8: 15 (1895)
• Homotypic
  • Entamoeba meleagridis (Th.Sm.) Doflein, Lehrb. Protozoenk. ed. 2: 508 (1909)
  • Trichomonas meleagridis (Th.Sm.) Tartak., Ob"jasn. Ekspon. Lab. Vseross. Gigien. Vyst. St.-Peterburg 1913, Gruppa Protozool.: 61 (1913)
• Heterotypic
  • Eimeria avium Hadley, (1909)
  • Trichomonas eberthii Jowett, (1911)

Type host: Meleagris ssp. Linnaeus, 1758

Type locality: Rhode Island, USA.

References

Primary references

• Smith, T. 1895. An infectious disease among turkeys caused by Protozoa (infectious entero-hepatitis). Bulletin, Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture 8: 1–38, pl. I–V. Google Books Reference page. 
• Doflein, F. 1909. Lehrbuch der Protozoenkunde. Eine Darstellung der Naturgeschichte der Protozoen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der parasitischen und pathogenen Formen. 2 Auflage der Protozoen als Parasiten und Krankheitserreger. Jena: Verlag von G. Fischer. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.117370 Reference page. 
• Hadley, P.B. 1909. Studies in avian coccidiosis: I. White diarrhea of chicks; II. Roup of fowls. Centralbl. Bakteriol. Abt. I, 1909: 348–353.
• Jowett, W. 1911. Note on certain protozoan organisms observed in the rectal and caecal contents of the turkeys and fowl. Journ. Comp. Path. Therap. 24: 303.
• Tartakovskij, M.G. (Тартаковскiй, М.Г.) 1913. Объясненiя къ экспонатамъ лабораторiи на Всероссiйской Гигiенической Выставкѣ въ г. С-Петербургѣ, Май–Октябрь 1913 г. Группа "Протозоологiя, малярiя и болѣзни жаркихъ странъ". С.-Петербургъ: типографiя М. Меркушева. 106 pp. (Russian) Reference page. 
• Tyzzer, E.E. 1920. The flagellate character and reclassification of the parasite producing ‘‘blackhead’’ in turkeys — Histomonas (gen. nov.) meleagridis (Smith). Journal of Parasitology 6(3): 124–131. DOI: 10.2307/3271065 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Smith, T. 1910. Amoeba meleagridis. Science 32: 509–512. PDF
• Smith, T. 1915. Further investigations into the etiology of the Protozoan disease of turkeys known as blackhead, enterohepatitis, typhlitis, etc. The Journal of medical research 33(2): 243–270. PDF