Hepatocystis taiwanensis

Hepatocystis taiwanensis
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	TSAR
Clade:	SAR
Infrakingdom:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Hepatocystis
Species:	H. taiwanensis
Binomial name
	Hepatocystis taiwanensis; Garnham 1951

Hepatocystis taiwanensis is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect monkeys.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1941 by Yokogawa in Formosan rock macque (Macaca cyclopis). It was reclassified as a species of Hepatocystis by Garnham in 1951.

Distribution

This species is found in Taiwan.

Hosts

This species infects Formosan rock macque (Macaca cyclopis).

References

Taylor MA, Coop RL, Wall RL (2015). Veterinary Parasitology (4 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 148. ISBN 9781119073680. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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[1] Taylor MA, Coop RL, Wall RL (2015). Veterinary Parasitology (4 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 148. ISBN 9781119073680. Retrieved 24 January 2018.