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. 2020 May 1;13:222. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-3933-6

Table 3.

Details and measurements for Hepatozoon luiperdjie n. sp. and Hepatozoon ingwe n. sp. and closely related Hepatozoon species in wild and domestic carnivores

Hepatozoon spp. Host species Country Host cells infected GenBank ID Gamont dimensions
L × W in µma
(LW in µm2)
Gamont nuclei dimensions
L × W in µma
(LW in µm2)
n Reference
H. canis Canis familiaris India Neutrophils 9.5–11.8 × 5.1–6.0 [92]
H. canis Cerdocyon thous Brazil Leukocytes 11.4 × 5.4 (45.9) [51]
H. canis Cerdocyon thous Brazil Neutrophils 9.1 ± 0.5 × 5.3 ± 0.5 [61]
H. felis Felis catus Israel Neutrophils. KC138534 10.5 ± 0.6 × 4.7 ± 0.8 4.0 ± 0.3 × 3.2 ± 0.5 13 [19]
H. felis Felis silvestris Bosnia and Herzegovina Extracellular KX757033 10.5 ± 0.4 × 4.4 ± 0.4 4.7 ± 0.3 × 4.4 ± 0.3 [20]
H. ingwe n. sp. Panthera pardus pardus South Africa Lymphocytes MN793000; MN793001

11.4 ± 1.2 × 4.8 ± 0.2

(44.2 ± 4.4)

5.1 ± 0.6 × 3.0 ± 0.6 (12.2 ± 3.3) 87 This study
H. luiperdjie n. sp. Panthera pardus pardus South Africa Neutrophils MN793002; MN793003

11.0 ± 0.9 × 4.7 ± 0.4

(42.0 ± 2.9)

3.5 ± 0.3 × 3.4 ± 0.3 (9.2 ± 0.3) 53 This study
H. silvestris Felis silvestris Bosnia and Herzegovina Extracellular KX757032 11.7 ± 0.5 × 5.2 ± 0.7 6.3 ± 1.3 × 3.0 ± 0.8 11 [20]
Hepatozoon sp. Felis catus Brazil Neutrophils

9.9 ± 0.4 × 5.3 ± 0.2

(45.9 ± 4.9)

[65]
Hepatozoon sp. Prionailurus bengalensis Thailand Neutrophils GQ926902 9.8 ± 0.4 × 5.2 ± 0.4 10 [54]
Hepatozoon sp. Leopardus pardalis Brazil Neutrophils EU028344 7.4 × 4.2 (27.0) 1 [35]
Hepatozoon sp. Lynx rufus USA Leukocytes 11.0 × 2.5 [57]
Hepatozoon sp. Panthera pardus ciscaucasica Iran Neutrophils

11.4 ± 0.3 × 5.2 ± 0.2

(39.5 ± 3.2)

[12]

aMean ± standard deviation (SD)

Abbreviations: n, number measured; L, length; W, width