Hepatocystis brosseti

Hepatocystis brosseti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Hepatocystis
Species:	H. brosseti
Binomial name
	Hepatocystis brosseti; Miltgen, Landau, Rosin, Erardu, 1977

Hepatocystis brosseti is a species of the genus Hepatocystis.

Species in this genus are parasitic protozoa transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.

History

This species was described in 1977 by Miltgen et al.^[1]

Geographical distribution

This species is found in Makokou, Gabon.

Description

The cysts are found in the liver and spleen. Once mature the schizonts become extracellular, convoluted and filled with abundant colloidal substance. They are of medium size (diameter 250 micrometres).

Host record

This species infects Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops franqueti).

References

↑ Miltgen, F.; Landau, I.; Rosin, G.; Erard, C. (1977). "Hepatocystis brosseti n. sp., Haemoproteidae, parasite d'Epomops franqueti, Pteropinae, au Gabon". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 52 (6): 589–596. doi:10.1051/parasite/1977526589.

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[MiltgenLandau2017-1] Miltgen, F.; Landau, I.; Rosin, G.; Erard, C. (1977). "Hepatocystis brosseti n. sp., Haemoproteidae, parasite d'Epomops franqueti, Pteropinae, au Gabon". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 52 (6): 589–596. doi:10.1051/parasite/1977526589.