| Hepatocystis hipposideri | |
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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. hipposideri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hepatocystis hipposideri Manwell and Kuntz, 1977
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Hepatocystis hipposideri is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1966 by Manwell and Kuntz.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in Taiwan.
Hosts
This species infects the large leafnosed bat (Hipposideros armiger terasensis).
References
- ^ Manwell1966">Manwell RD and Kuntz RE (1966) Hepatocystis in Formosan mammals with a description of a new species. J Euk Microbiol. 13(4) 670–672
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