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Haemoproteus psittaci n. sp. (Haemoproteidae) from the African grey parrot Psittacus erithacus L.

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Haemoproteus psittaci n. sp., a microsomal halteridial haemoproteid, is described from the African grey parrot Psittacus erithacus. This species differs from Haemoproteus handai, the only other haemoproteid described from the Psittaciformes, in that it is halteridial, not circumnuclear, is much smaller in all dimensions and has only 10–12 pigment granules compared to 20–24 noted in the latter species.

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  1. Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1B 3X9, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

    Gordon F. Bennett

  2. International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1B 3X9, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

    Gordon F. Bennett

  3. 16 Westmorland Close, Woosehill, RG11 9AZ, Wokingham, Berkshire, UK

    Michael A. Peirce

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Bennett, G.F., Peirce, M.A. Haemoproteus psittaci n. sp. (Haemoproteidae) from the African grey parrot Psittacus erithacus L.. Syst Parasitol 23, 21–24 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008004

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