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Issue: Vol. 4418 No. 1: 4 May 2018
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2018-05-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.1.7
Page range: 98–100
Abstract views: 104
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The correct subgeneric name of Trypanosoma rangeli Tejera, 1920 (Euglenozoa: Trypanosomatidae), a human-infective endoparasite of neotropical mammals

Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 05101, Venezuela
Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 05101, Venezuela
Herpetosoma salivarian trypanosomes Schizotrypanum stercorarian trypanosomes Tejeraia mediospiralis protozoa

Abstract

Trypanosoma rangeli Tejera, 1920 is peculiar in being transmitted to mammal hosts through the bite of triatomine bugs. For this reason, it has been placed in its own subgenus, Tejeraia Añez, 1982. This name is a junior homonym of Tejeraia Díaz-Ungría, 1963, used for the roundworm Tejeraia mediospiralis (Molin, 1860). The mandatory substitute name of Tejeraia Añez, 1982 is Aneza Özdikmen, 2009. T. (Aneza) rangeli Tejera, 1920 is often referred to as T. (Herpetosoma) rangeli Tejera, 1920. According to nomenclature rules, both name combinations are available. Which one to choose depends on evolutionary and taxonomic considerations. Phylogenetic knowledge indicates that T. (Aneza) rangeli should be used.

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