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Hepatozoon cuestensis

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Hepatozoon cuestensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Hepatozoidae
Genus: Hepatozoon
Species:
H. cuestensis
Binomial name
Hepatozoon cuestensis
O’Dwyer et al., 2013[1]

Hepatozoon cuestensis is a species of alveolates known to infect snake species such as Crotalus durissus terrificus (rattlesnake).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b O’Dwyer, Lucia Helena; Moço, Tatiana Cristina; Paduan, Karina dos Santos; Spenassatto, Carine; da Silva, Reinaldo José; Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins (2013). "Description of three new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) from Rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus terrificus) based on molecular, morphometric and morphologic characters". Experimental Parasitology. 135 (2): 200–207. doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.019. PMID 23867148.