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Hepatocystis perronae

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Hepatocystis perronae
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. perronae
Binomial name
Hepatocystis perronae
Landau and Adam, 1971

Hepatocystis perronae is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1971 by Landau and Adam.[1]

Distribution

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This species is found in Angola and Congo-Brazzaville.

Hosts

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This species infects the Angolan fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) and the little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata).

References

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  1. ^ Landau I and Adam JP (1971) Description de schizontes de rechute chez un nouvel Haemoproteidae, n. sp. Hepatocytis perronde parasite de Megachiroptères africains. Cah. Orstrom, sér. Ed. méd. Parasifol. 9(4) 373-378