1 Laboratory of Vector Biology, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 44 Prague, Czech Republic.
2 Parasites and Free-Living Protists (UMR7245 CNRS-MNHN, MCAM), Department "Adaptations of Living Organisms", National Museum of Natural History, CEDEX 05, 75231 Paris, France.
3 Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
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