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Hepatozoon procyonis, n. sp., from the Raccoon
Author(s) -
RICHARDS CHARLES S.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1961.tb01229.x
Subject(s) - hepatozoon , gametocyte , sciurus , biology , coccidia , veterinary medicine , zoology , parasite hosting , virology , babesia , medicine , malaria , ecology , immunology , habitat , world wide web , computer science , plasmodium falciparum
Hepatozoon procyonis , n. sp., is described from the raccoon Procyon lotor from southwestern Georgia. Mature gametocytes in monocytes in blood smears and schizocysts and developing gametocytes in sections of heart tissue were observed and described. A Hepatozoon was also found in the fox squirrel Sciurus niger .