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parasite, Vetufebrus ovatus, were attached to the midgut wall of the host fly
(Fig. 2.47). Mature sporozoites were present in salivary ducts and secretions of the
fossil fly, indicating that Neotropical bat flies were vectoring malaria to bats in the
mid-Cenozoic (Poinar 2012a, b).
Fig. 2.44 Oocyst of
Plasmodium dominicana in
the body cavity of Culex
malariager. Scale
bar = 34 μm
Fig. 2.45 Sporozoites of
Plasmodium dominicana
being released from a
ruptured oocyst. Scale
bar = 8.0 μm
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parasite, Vetufebrus ovatus, were attached to the midgut wall of the host fly
(Fig. 2.47). Mature sporozoites were present in salivary ducts and secretions of the
fossil fly, indicating that Neotropical bat flies were vectoring malaria to bats in the
mid-Cenozoic (Poinar 2012a, b).
Fig. 2.44 Oocyst of
Plasmodium dominicana in
the body cavity of Culex
malariager. Scale
bar = 34 μm
Fig. 2.45 Sporozoites of
Plasmodium dominicana
being released from a
ruptured oocyst. Scale
bar = 8.0 μm
2 Fossil Record of Viruses, Parasitic Bacteria and Parasitic Protozoa