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Original Articles

New species of haematozoa from Apterygidae in New Zealand

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Pages 1797-1804 | Published online: 03 Dec 2010
 

Abstract

Babesia kiwiensis sp. nov. and Hepatozoon kiwii sp. nov. are described from the North Island brown kiwi Apteryx australis mantelli from New Zealand. These are the first records of haematozoa from kiwi and the first avian species of the genera Babesia and Hepatozoon from New Zealand birds. Conservation implications for infected kiwi are discussed.

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