Hepatocystis perronae

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Hepatocystis perronae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Infrakingdom:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Hepatocystis
Species:	H. perronae
Binomial name
Hepatocystis perronae Landau and Adam 1971

Hepatocystis perronae is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.

Taxonomy[]

This species was described in 1971 by Landau and Adam.^[1]

Distribution[]

This species is found in Angola and Congo-Brazzaville.

Hosts[]

This species infects the Angolan fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) and the little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata).

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