''Entopolypoides'' is a genus of parasites belonging to the phylum
Apicomplexa
The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia; single: apicomplexan) are organisms of a large phylum of mainly parasitic alveolates. Most possess a unique form of organelle structure that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an ap ...
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History
The type species (''
Entopolypoides macaci'') was described by Mayer in 1934 in a ''
Macaca irus'' monkey from
Java
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...
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Description
Young parasites are delicate rings with a large vacuole but the more mature parasites have several fine long processes.
After three days in the erythrocyte the parasite divides into four. There is no synchronicity of division.
Host range
* vervet monkeys (''
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus'')
* Syke's monkeys (''
Cercopithecus mitis'')
* long tailed macaques (''
Macaca fascicularis
The crab-eating macaque (''Macaca fascicularis''), also known as the long-tailed macaque or cynomolgus macaque, is a Cercopithecinae, cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. As a Synanthrope, synanthropic species, the crab-eating macaqu ...
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* macaque (''
Macaca irus'')
* yellow baboon (''
Papio cynocephalus'')
Note
The genus ''Entopolypoides'' may be synonymous with that of ''
Babesia
''Babesia'', also called ''Nuttallia'', is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered by Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș in 1888; over 100 species of ''Babesia'' have since ...
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Further work in this area will be need to clarify this.
References
Piroplasmida
Apicomplexa genera
Parasites of primates
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