Hepatocystis taiwanensis

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Hepatocystis taiwanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Hepatocystis
Species:
H. taiwanensis
Binomial name
Hepatocystis taiwanensis
Garnham, 1951

Hepatocystis taiwanensis is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect monkeys.[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

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[edit]

This species is found in Taiwan.

Hosts[edit]

This species infects Formosan rock macacque (Macaca cyclopis).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Taylor MA, Coop RL, Wall RL (2015). Veterinary Parasitology (4 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 148. ISBN 9781119073680. Retrieved 24 January 2018.