The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov.

The haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov.

Four species of Haemoproteidae were found in Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837 in Queensland, Australia: i) Johnsprentia copemani, Landau et al., 2012; ii) Sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov., characterised by schizonts in the renal vessels; iii) Hepatocystis levinei, Landau et al., 1985, originally...

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Main Authors: Landau I., Chavatte J.M., Karadjian G., Chabaud A., Beveridge I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2012-05-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Sprattiella gen. nov.
alecto sp. nov.
Haemoproteidae
Haemosporidia
Chiroptera
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012192137

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012192137

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