Hepatozoon massardii
Hepatozoon massardii is a species of alveolates known to infect snake species such as Crotalus durissus terrificus (rattlesnake).[1]
| Hepatozoon massardii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | TSAR |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Subclass: | Coccidia |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Suborder: | Adeleorina |
| Family: | Hepatozoidae |
| Genus: | Hepatozoon |
| Species: | H. massardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hepatozoon massardii O’Dwyer et al., 2013[1] | |
References
- O’Dwyer, Lucia Helena; Moço, Tatiana Cristina; Paduan, Karina dos Santos; Spenassatto, Carine; da Silva, Reinaldo José; Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins (2013). "Description of three new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) from Rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus terrificus) based on molecular, morphometric and morphologic characters". Experimental Parasitology. 135 (2): 200–207. doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.019.
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