Hepatocystis perronae is a species of parasitic protozoa. They are transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1971 by Landau and Adam.Landau I and Adam JP (1971) Description de schizontes de rechute chez un nouvel Haemoproteidae, n. sp. Hepatocytis perronde parasite de Megachiroptères africains. Cah. Orstrom, sér. Ed. méd. Parasifol. 9(4) 373-378
Distribution
This species is found in Angola and Congo-Brazzaville.
Hosts
This species infects the Angolan fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) and the little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata).
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