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Table 2 Species of Haemoproteus completing sporogony in the biting midge Culicoides impunctatus

From: The widespread biting midge Culicoides impunctatus (Ceratopogonidae) is susceptible to infection with numerous Haemoproteus (Haemoproteidae) species

Haemoproteus species

mtDNA lineage

Bird species

Report of sporogonic stage in experimentally infected femalesa

Reference

Ookinetes

Oocysts

Sporozoites

H. balmorali

b

Muscicapa striata

1.5

3–4

5

[33]

H. balmorali

hSFC9

Muscicapa striata

1–1.5

4–6.5

6.5–10

This study

H. belopolskyi

hHIICT1

Hippolais icterina

1–3

3–6

7–12

[14]

H. dolniki

Fringilla coelebs

1.5

3–4

5

[33]

H. fringillae

Fringilla coelebs

1–2

3–4

5–8

[27]

H. lanii

Lanius collurio

1–2

3–4

5–8

[27]

H. majoris

hPARUS1

Cyanistes caeruleus

12–24d

2–4.5

6.5–7.5

This study

H. minutus

hTURDUS2

Turdus merula

1–4d

3–6

7–12

[14]

H. motacillae

hYWT1

Motacilla flava

1–1.5

3–4

5–8

This study

H. noctuae

hCIRCUM01

Asio otus

12d

7–9

[15]

H. pallidus

hPFC1

Ficedula hypoleuca

4–12d

1.5–2.5

6.5–7.5

This study

H. parabelopolskyi c

Sylvia atricapilla

1–1.5

3

5–12

[27, 67]

H. tartakovskyi

Loxia curvirostra

1.5

3–4

5

[33]

  1. aTime of sporogonic development is given in dpi, except several cases of ookinete development, which are given in hpi
  2. bData are absent
  3. cOriginally described as Haemoproteus belopolskyi [67]
  4. dHours post - infection