Hepatocystis epomophori

Hepatocystis epomophori
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Hepatocystis
Species:	H. epomophori
Binomial name
*Hepatocystis epomophori* Rhodian 1926

Hepatocystis epomophori is a species of the genus Hepatocystis.

Species in this genus are parasitic protozoa transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.

History

This species was described in 1926 by Rhodhain.

Geographical distribution

This species is found in the Congo Basin.

Description

This species is similar to Hepatocystis brosseti and Hepatocystis carpenteri.

Host record

This species infects the fruit bat (Epomorphorus gambianus).^[1]

References

↑ Bray RS (1984) Some parasitic protozoa from the Gambia J. Euk. Microbiol. 31(4) 577–578

Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata

Domain

Archaea

Bacteria

Eukaryota

(Supergroup

Plant

Hacrobia

Heterokont

Alveolata

Rhizaria

Excavata

Amoebozoa

Opisthokonta

Animal

Fungi)

Ciliophora

Postciliodesmatophora	Heterotrichea (Stentor, Climacostomum, Blepharisma) Karyorelictea (Loxodes, Tracheloraphis)

Intramacronucleata	Spirotrichea (Stylonychia, Euplotes) Litostomatea (Balantidium, Dileptus) Phyllopharyngea (Chilodonella, Tokophrya) Armophorea (Metopus) Nassophorea (Nassula) Colpodea (Colpoda) Oligohymenophorea (Tetrahymena, Ichthyophthirius, Vorticella, Paramecium) Plagiopylea (Plagiopyla) Prostomatea (Coleps, Holophrya) Protocruziea (Protocruzia) Cariacotrichea (Cariacothrix caudata)

Mesodiniea (Mesodinium, Myrionecta)

Myzozoa

Apicomplexa

Aconoidasida

Haemospororida	Garniidae (Garnia) Haemoproteidae (Haemoproteus) Leucocytozoidae (Leucocytozoon) Plasmodiidae (Plasmodium)

Piroplasmida	Babesiidae (Babesia) Theileriidae (Theileria)

Conoidasida

Coccidia

Agamococcidiorida

Gemmocystidae (Gemmocystis)
Rhytidocystidae (Rhytidocystis)

Eucoccidiorida

Adeleorina

Adeleidae
Dactylosomatidae (Babesiosoma, Dactylosoma)
Haemogregarinidae (Haemogregarina)
Hepatozoidae (Hepatozoon)
Karyolysidae (Karyolysus)
Klossiellidae (Klossiella)
Legerellidae (Legerella)

Eimeriorina

Aggregatidae (Aggregata, Grasseella, Merocystis, Ovivora, Pseudoklossia, Selysina) Atoxoplasmatidae Barrouxiidae Calyptosporiidae Caryotrophidae Cryptosporidiidae (Cryptosporidium) Eimeriidae (Cyclospora, Eimeria, Isospora) Elleipsisomatidae Lankesterellidae Selenococcidiidae

Sarcocystidae	Sarcocystinae (Frenkelia, Sarcocystis) Toxoplasmatinae (Besnoitia, Hammondia, Hyaloklossia, Nephroisospora, Neospora, Toxoplasma)

Ixorheorida

Ixorheidae (Ixorheis)

Protococcidiorida

Angeiocystidae (Angeiocystis)
Eleutheroschizonidae (Coelotropha, Defretinella, Eleutheroschizon)
Grelliidae (Coelotropha, Grellia)
Mackinnoniidae (Mackinnonia)
Myriosporidae (Myriosporides, Myriospora)

Gregarinia

Archigregarinorida

Exoschizonidae (Exoschizon)
Selenidioididae (Filipodium, Merogregarina, Meroselenidium, Platyproteum, Selenidioides, Veloxidium)

Eugregarinorida

Aseptatorina	Aikinetocystidae Allantocystidae Diplocystidae Enterocystidae Ganymedidae Lecudinidae Monocystidae (Monocystinae, Oligochaetocystinae, Rhynchocystinae, Stomatophorinae, Zygocystinae) Schaudinnellidae Selenidiidae Thiriotiidae Urosporidae

Blastogregarinorina	Siedleckiidae (Siedleckia)

Septatorina	Fusionicae (Fusionidae) Gregarinicae (Cephaloidophoridae, Cephalolobidae, Didymophoridae, Gregarinidae, Hirmocystidae, Metameridae, Uradiophoridae) Porosporicae (Porosporidae) Stenophoricae (Acutidae, Amphiplatysporidae, Brustiophoridae, Cnemidosporidae, Dactylophoridae, Leidyanidae, Monoductidae, Monoicidae, Sphaerocystidae, Stenophoridae, Trichorhynchidae) Stylocephaloidea (Actinocephalidae, Stylocephalidae) Blabericolidae

Neogregarinorida

Schizogregarinina (Caulleryellidae, Ophryocystidae)
Gigaductidae (Gigaductus)
Lipotrophidae (Apicystis, Farinocystis, Lipotropha, Lipocystis, Mattesia, Menzbieria)
Schizocystidae (Lymphotropha, Machadoella, Schizocystis)
Syncystidae (Syncystis)

Apicomonadea

Chromerida	Chromeraceae (Chromera velia) Vitrellaceae (Vitrella brassicaformis)

Colpodellida	Colpodellidae (Colpodella)

Voromonadida	Alphamonadidae (Alphamonas) Voromonadidae (Voromonas)

Dinoflagellata

Dinokaryota	With a theca: Peridiniales (Pfiesteria, Peridinium) Gonyaulacales (Ceratium, Gonyaulax) Prorocentrales (Prorocentrum) Dinophysiales (Dinophysis, Histioneis, Ornithocercus, Oxyphysis) Without theca: Gymnodiniales (Gymnodinium, Karenia, Karlodinium, Amphidinium) Suessiales (Polarella, Symbiodinium)

Noctilucea	Noctilucales (Noctiluca)

Syndinea	Syndiniales: Amoebophryaceae (Amoebophyra) Duboscquellaceae (Duboscquella) Syndiniaceae (Hematodinium, Syndinium)

Other	Acrocoelidae (Acrocoelus) Ichthyodinium Oxyrrhinaceae (Oxyrrhis) Pronoctilucidae (Pronoctiluca) Psammosidae (Psammosa) Rastromonadida (Parvilucifera, Rastromonas)

Perkinsozoa

Perkinsea	Perkinsidae (Perkinsus) Phagodinida (Phagodinium)

Protoalveolata

Ellobiopsea

Ellobiopsidae (Elliobiocystis, Ellobiopsis, Thalassomyces)

Myzomonadea

Algovorida	Algovoridae (Algovora)

Chilovorida	Chilovoridae (Chilovora)

Squirmidea

Squirmidae (Platyproteum, Filipodium)

Acavomonidia

Acavomonadea	Acavomonadida (Acavomonas)

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