Vairimorpha disparis n. comb. (Microsporidia : Burenellidae): A redescription and taxonomic revision of Thelohania disparis timofejeva 1956, a microsporidian parasite of the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera : Lymantriidae)
2006
Abstract
Investigation of pathogens of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) in Central and Eastern Europe revealed the existence of a microsporidium of the genus Vairimorpha (previous Thelohania).Characterisation and description was performed.
Keywords
Lymantria dispar microsporidia Nosema lymantriae Nosema portugal SSU rDNA sequence Thelohania disparis Thelohania similis Vairimorpha lymantriae Vairimorpha sp plodia-interpunctella hubner indian-meal moth host-specificity episporontal inclusions pleistophora-schubergi molecular phylogeny necatrix kramer sequence data pathogen protozoa