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New species of haematozoa in Phalacrocoracidae and Stercorariidae in South Africa

2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 81; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2989/00306525.2010.488412

1727-947X

Nola J. Parsons, Michael A. Peirce, Venessa Strauss,

Vector-borne infectious diseases

Abstract New species of haematozoa, namely Leucocytozoon ugwidi sp. nov. from the Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis and Haemoproteus skuae sp. nov. from the Subantarctic Skua Catharacta antarctica, are described. These are the first species to be recorded from the families Phalacrocoracidae and Stercorariidae, respectively.