| Hepatocystis hipposideri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Hepatocystis |
| Species: | H. hipposideri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hepatocystis hipposideri Manwell and Kuntz 1977 |
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Hepatocystis hipposideri is a species of the genus Hepatocystis.
Species in this genus are parasitic protozoa transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.
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This species was described in 1966 by Manwell and Kuntz.[1]
This species is found in Taiwan.
The schizonts cause considerable enlargement (but not other changes) of the host cell and is often amoeboid. It usually has numerous fine pigment granules.
This species infects the large leafnosed bat (Hipposideros armiger terasensis).
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