Evolutionary parasitology applied to control and elimination policies.

and Plasmodium gaboni recently given to haplotypes of malaria parasites of apes are not available (nomina nuda). These haplotypes could well be shown to be previously undescribed species but, by the current rules,morphological data and the selection of type specimens are essential in the descriptions of new species. Obviously, DNA sequences will continue to accumulate much faster than it will be possible to describe species. These diverse entities could be assigned acronyms as a temporary solution, as already accepted in avian malariology [10]. We call for a marriage of advanced molecular and microscopical approaches in mammalian malariology similar to the established practice in current studies on malaria parasites of reptiles and birds [9,10]. These combined approaches are essential for reliable comparative studies.