Biology:Hepatocystis taiwanensis
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Short description: Species of single-celled organism
Hepatocystis taiwanensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Hepatocystis |
Species: | H. taiwanensis
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Binomial name | |
Hepatocystis taiwanensis Garnham, 1951
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Hepatocystis taiwanensis is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect monkeys.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1941 by Yokogawa in Formosan rock macaque (Macaca cyclopis). It was reclassified as a species of Hepatocystis by Garnham in 1951.
Distribution
This species is found in Taiwan.
Hosts
This species infects Formosan rock macacque (Macaca cyclopis).
References
- ↑ Veterinary Parasitology (4 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. 2015. p. 148. ISBN 9781119073680. https://books.google.com/books?id=ta7YCgAAQBAJ&dq=hepatocystis+taiwanensis&pg=PA148. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q16247201 entry
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