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Hepatocystis pteropi

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Hepatocystis pteropi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Hepatocystis
Species:
H. pteropi
Binomial name
Hepatocystis pteropi
(Breinl, 1913)
Synonyms

Plasmodium pteropi Breinl, 1913

Hepatocystis pteropi is a species of parasitic protozoa. The vertebrate hosts are mammals.

Hosts

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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

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The species has been found in Asia and Australia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kreir, Julius (January 1977). Gregarines, Haemogregarines, Coccidia, Plasmodia, and Haemoproteids. Elsevier. p. 260. ISBN 9780323163255.