MICROBESNOITIA LEONI BWANGAMOI, 1989, FROM THE AFRICAN LION (PANTHERALEO) REDETERMINED AS A JUNIOR SYNONYM OF HEPATOZOON CANIS (JAMES, 1905) WENYON, 1926

Authors
DUBEY JP BWANGAMOI O
Citation
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
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
The Journal of parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223395
Volume
80
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
333 - 334
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(1994)80:2<333:MLB1FT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
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.