Hepatocystis_pteropi

<i>Hepatocystis pteropi</i>

Hepatocystis pteropi

Species of single-celled organism

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

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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

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


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