Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Hepatocystis | Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Species H. vassali | |
Hepatocystis vassali is a species of Hepatocystis which is a parasite of mammals.
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Description
The parasite was first described by Laveran in 1905.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the yellow handed squirrel (Sciurus griseimanus).
References
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