| Hepatocystis brosseti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Hepatocystis |
| Species: | H. brosseti |
| Binomial name | |
| Hepatocystis brosseti Miltgen, Landau, Rosin, Erardu, 1977 | |
Hepatocystis brosseti is a species of parasitic protozoa that infect mammals. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides
This species was described in 1977 by Miltgen et al. [1]
This species is found in Makokou, Gabon.
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).
This species infects Franquet's epauletted fruit bat ( Epomops franqueti ).
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