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  1. First record of an intraleucocytic haemogregarine (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) from South African tortoises of the species <em>Stigmochelys pardalis</em> (Cryptodira: Testudinidae)

    First record of an intraleucocytic haemogregarine (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) from South African tortoises of the species Stigmochelys pardalis (Cryptodira: Testudinidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Courtney A. Cook --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Nico J. Smit --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Angela J. Davies --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa
    To date, four intraerythrocytic apicomplexans, namely the haemogregarines Haemogregarina fitzsimonsi and Haemogregarina parvula, and the haemoproteids Haemoproteus testudinalis and Haemoproteus natalensis, have been described from South African land tortoises. Recently, an intraleucocytic haemogregarine was observed in one species of tortoise,...
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