Haemoproteus plataleae

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Haemoproteus plataleae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Chromatorida
Family: Haemoproteidae
Genus: Haemoproteus
Species:
H. plataleae
Binomial name
Haemoproteus plataleae
de Mello, 1935

Haemoproteus plataleae is a species of parasitic alveolate eukaryotes that infects ibises and spoonbills. It has been recovered from adult and juvenile American white ibises in Florida. [1]

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References

  1. Forrester, Donald J. (1980). "Hematozoa and Mallophaga from the White Ibis, Eudocimus albus L., in Florida". The Journal of Parasitology. 66 (1): 58–59. doi:10.2307/3280589. JSTOR   3280589. PMID   6767833.