MICROBESNOITIA LEONI BWANGAMOI, 1989, FROM THE AFRICAN LION (PANTHERALEO) REDETERMINED AS A JUNIOR SYNONYM OF HEPATOZOON CANIS (JAMES, 1905) WENYON, 1926
Jp. Dubey et O. Bwangamoi, MICROBESNOITIA LEONI BWANGAMOI, 1989, FROM THE AFRICAN LION (PANTHERALEO) REDETERMINED AS A JUNIOR SYNONYM OF HEPATOZOON CANIS (JAMES, 1905) WENYON, 1926, The Journal of parasitology, 80(2), 1994, pp. 333-334
Hepatozoon canis-like schizonts were found in the hearts of 2 lionesse
s (Panthera leo) from Kenya. The parasite, initially described as a ne
w genus and new species Microbesnoitia leoni Bwangamoi, 1989, is deter
mined to be a junior synonym of Hapatozoon canis(James, 1905) Wenyon,
1926.