Hepatocystis pteropi
Appearance
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Hepatocystis pteropi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Hepatocystis |
Species: | H. pteropi
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Binomial name | |
Hepatocystis pteropi (Breinl, 1913)
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Synonyms | |
Plasmodium pteropi Breinl, 1913 |
Hepatocystis pteropi is a species of parasitic protozoa. The vertebrate hosts are mammals.
Hosts
[edit]This species was described by Breinl in 1913 in the black flying fox (Pteropus gouldii). It has also been found in Pteropus conspicillatus, and Pteropus scapulatus.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species has been found in Asia and Australia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kreir, Julius (January 1977). Gregarines, Haemogregarines, Coccidia, Plasmodia, and Haemoproteids. Elsevier. p. 260. ISBN 9780323163255.