Hematozoa and a new haemoproteid species from Cathartidae (New World vulture) in South Carolina. Academic Article

abstract

• A survey of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) in South Carolina revealed the presence of a novel haemoproteid. Haemoproteus catharti n. sp. is described from the slides developed from the blood of this vulture. The new species is a thick, halteridial form with complete margins, and is considered distinct from the other recognized haemoproteids from the diurnal raptors in shape, pigment number, parasite outline, and host-family specificity. While reviewing blood films, a series of unusual immature schizonts of Plasmodium sp. were also observed, and these are illustrated, along with another distinct haemoproteid from old slides of poor quality produced from turkey vulture blood.

authors

• Webb, Stephen

published proceedings

• J Parasitol

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Greiner, E. C., Fedynich, A. M., Webb, S. L., DeVault, T. L., & Rhodes, O. E.

citation count

• 9

complete list of authors

• Greiner, Ellis C||Fedynich, Alan M||Webb, Stephen L||DeVault, Travis L||Rhodes, Olin E

publication date

• December 2011

publisher

• American Society of Parasitologists  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Parasitology  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Bird Diseases
• Birds
• Erythrocytes
• Haemosporida
• Protozoan Infections, Animal
• South Carolina

PubMed Central ID

• 21801006

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1645/GE-2332.1

start page

• 1137

end page

• 1139

volume

• 97

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/ge-2332.1