Hepatocystis pteropi
| Hepatocystis pteropi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Plasmodium pteropi Breinl, 1913 | |
Hepatocystis pteropi is a species of parasitic protozoa. The vertebrate hosts are mammals.
Hosts
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
The species has been found in Asia and Australia.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kreir, Julius (January 1977). Gregarines, Haemogregarines, Coccidia, Plasmodia, and Haemoproteids. Elsevier. p. 260. ISBN 9780323163255.
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