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Haemoproteus concavocentralis

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Haemoproteus concavocentralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Chromatorida
Family: Haemoproteidae
Genus: Haemoproteus
Species: H. concavocentralis
Binomial name
Haemoproteus concavocentralis
Dimitrov et al., 2014

Haemoproteus concavocentralis is a parasite first found in the hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) in Bulgaria. The species can be distinguished from other avian haemoproteids due to an unfilled concave space between the central part of its advanced gametocytes and erythrocyte nucleus.

References

  1. Dimitrov, Dimitar; Zehtindjiev, Pavel; Bensch, Staffan; Ilieva, Mihaela; Iezhova, Tatjana; Valkiūnas, Gediminas (2014). "Two new species of Haemoproteus Kruse, 1890 (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from European birds, with emphasis on DNA barcoding for detection of haemosporidians in wildlife". Systematic Parasitology. 87 (2): 135–151. doi:10.1007/s11230-013-9464-1. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 24474037. S2CID 14160443.

Further reading

  • Golemansky, Vassil. "Checklist of Haemosporidian and Piroplasmid Parasites (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida and Pirolasmorida) of Man and Animals in Bulgaria."


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