Phylogenetic relationships of Hepatozoon (Haemogregarina) boigae, Hepatozoon sp., Haemogregarina clelandi and Haemoproteus chelodina from Australian reptiles to other Apicomplexa based on cladistic analyses of ultrastructural and life-cycle characters

Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 555-559

  Jakes, K ^a,c   O'Donoghue, P J ^b   Cameron, S L ^b  

^a Forensic Science Service Tasmania   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FSST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Cladistics; Haemogregarines; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLADISTICS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMYDURA SIGNATA; HAEMOGREGARINA CLELANDI; HAEMOPROTEUS CHELODINA; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON BOIGAE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REPTILE; SNAKE; STEGONOTUS CUCULLATUS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; COCCIDIOSIS; EUCOCCIDIIDA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PHYLOGENY; SNAKES; TURTLES;

APICOMPLEXA; BOIGA; BOIGA IRREGULARIS; CHELODINA; ELSEYA; ELSEYA LATISTERNUM; EMYDURA SIGNATA; HAEMOPROTEUS; HEPATOZOON; PROTOZOA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038388023     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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