by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 11, 2014
Hepatozoon felis Patton, 1908 ) ETYMOLOGY:Hepato (liver) + zoon (animal) and felis for cat. SYNONYMS:Haemogregarin felis-domesticae Patton, 1908; Hepatozoon felisdomesticae (Patton, 1908) Wenyon, 1926; Leucocytozoon felis-domestici (Patton, 1908) Patton, 1908. Some...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 11, 2014
HAEMOGREGARINES - Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 A genus of apicomplexan parasites, Hepatozoon, is occasionally found in cats. In this group of parasites, depending on the species involved, the gamonts are found within red or white blood cells of the vertebrate host; in the...
