The haemoproteids of the Threskiornithidae family: first record and description of Haemoproteus from Plegadis falcinellus L.
A description is given of a hemoproteid parasite tentatively referred to Haemoproteus plataleae occurring in a Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (L.) captured in Apulia (Italy) April 29, 1991. It is compared with other haemoproteids of the avian Threskiornithidae family.
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