Plasmodium pteropti

Plasmodium pteropti is a currently (2007) considered to be a species of the genus Hepatocystis rather than Plasmodium.

The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Description
This species was described by Breinl in 1912 in Pteropus gouldi and by Mackie in 1914 in Pteropus edwarsi.

Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the flying fox (Pteropus gouldi) and the bat (Pteropus edwarsi).