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| Species: | G. garnhami
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| Gregarina garnhami Canning, 1956[1]
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Gregarina garnhami is a eukaryotic unicellular organism belonging to the Apicomplexa described in 1956 by Canning as a parasite found in several locusts, such as the desert locust, African migratory locust, and Egyptian locust. Especially, the desert locust is the host for this species, as up to 100% of animals can become infected.[1] An estimated thousands of different species of gregarines can be in insects and 99% of these gregarines still need to be described. Each insect is said to host multiple species.[2][3] A remarkable feature of G. garnhami is its autofluorescence.[citation needed]
- ^ a b Canning, Elizabeth U. (1956). "A New Eugregarine of Locusts, Gregarina garnhami n.sp., parasitic in Schistocerca gregaria Forsk". Journal of Protozoology. 3 (2): 50–62. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1956.tb02433.x. ISSN 1550-7408.
- ^ Valigurová, Andrea; Koudela, Břetislav (August 2008). "Morphological analysis of the cellular interactions between the eugregarine Gregarina garnhami (Apicomplexa) and the epithelium of its host, the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria". European Journal of Protistology. 44 (3): 197–207. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2007.11.006. PMID 18304787.
- ^ Lange, C.E.; Lord, J.C. (2012). Insect Pathology - 2nd Edition (2nd ed.). Elsevier/Academic Press. pp. 367–387. ISBN 9780123849847.