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Table 23 Key to the Haemoproteus species of Pterocliformes birds

From: Keys to the avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae)

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Features and speciesa

1 (2)

Nuclei of macrogametocytes are median in position (Fig. 24a)

 

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H. krylovi (Fig. 24a) [3]

2 (1)

Nuclei of macrogametocytes are subterminal in positionb

 

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H. pteroclis (Fig. 24b) [3, 127]

  1. aThe original descriptions of the haemoproteids parasitizing Pterocliformes birds were fragmentary and incomplete. Redescription of H. krylovi and H. pteroclis is needed
  2. bSubterminal position of nuclei in macrogametocytes of H. pteroclis was mentioned in the original parasite description, but it was not illustrated [127]