| Hepatocystis pteropti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Hepatocystis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hepatocystis pteropti |
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Plasmodium pteropti is a currently (2007) considered to be a species of the genus Hepatocystis rather than Plasmodium.
The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
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This species was described by Breinl in 1912 in the black flying fox (Pteropus gouldi) and by Mackie in 1914 in the common flying fox (Pteropus edwarsi).