History
It was described in 1885 by Danilewsky from the European pond turtle (''General description
These parasites are generally considered non-pathogenic, and have been described in the red blood cells of desert tortoises. They are elongate to fusiform oval organisms found in the red blood cells. Although the size varies, they are larger than the cell's nucleus. The organism stains a basophilic colour and has a surrounding clear zone.Species
The following species are recognised: *'' Haemogregarina acanthoclini'' Laird, 1953 *'' Haemogregarina anarhichadis'' Henry, 1912 *'' Haemogregarina balistapi'' *'' Haemogregarina bettencourti'' França, 1908 *'' Haemogregarina bigemina'' Laveran & Mesnil, 1901 *'' Haemogregarina blanchardi'' Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904 *'' Haemogregarina bothi'' Lebailly, 1905 *'' Haemogregarina carchariasi'' Laveran, 1908 *'' Haemogregarina clavata'' Neumann, 1909 *'' Haemogregarina coelorhynchi'' Laird, 1952 *'' Haemogregarina cotti'' Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904 *'' Haemogregarina curvata'' Hayes, Smit, Seddon, Wertheim & Davies, 2006 *'' Haemogregarina dakarensis'' Léger & Leger, 1920 *'' Haemogregarina dasyatis'' Saunders, 1958 *'' Haemogregarina delagei'' Laveran & Mesnil, 1901 *'' Haemogregarina gobii'' Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904 *'' Haemogregarina gobionis'' Franchini & Saini, 1923 *'' Haemogregarina hartochi'' Kohl-Yakimoff & Yakimoff, 1915 *'' Haemogregarina hemiscyllii'' Mackerras & Mackerras, 1961 *'' Haemogregarina heterodontii'' von Prowazek, 1910 *'' Haemogregarina hoplichthys'' Laird, 1952 *'' Haemogregarina johnstoni'' Davis & Merrett, 2000 *'' Haemogregarina koppiensis'' Smit & Davies, 2001 *'' Haemogregarina laternae'' Lebailly, 1904 *'' Haemogregarina leptocotti'' Hill & Hendrickson, 1991 *'' Haemogregarina leptoscopi'' Laird, 1952 *'' Haemogregarina lobiani'' Yakimov & Kohl-Yakimov, 1912 ''emend'' Levine, 1985 *'' Haemogregarina londoni'' Yakimov & Kohl-Yakimov, 1912 *'' Haemogregarina marzinowskii'' Yakimov & Kohl-Yakimov, 1912 *'' Haemogregarina mavori'' Laird & Bullock, 1969 *'' Haemogregarina minuta'' Neumann, 1909 *'' Haemogregarina myoxocephali'' Fantham, Porter & Richardson, 1942 *'' Haemogregarina parmae'' Mackerras & Mackerras, 1925 *'' Haemogregarina platessae'' Lebailly, 1904 *'' Haemogregarina polypartita'' Neumann, 1909 *'' Haemogregarina quadrigemina'' Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904 *'' Haemogregarina roelofsi'' Hill & Hendrickson, 1991 *'' Haemogregarina rubrimarensis'' Saunders, 1960 *'' Haemogregarina sachai'' Kirmse, 1978 *'' Haemogregarina salariasi'' Laird, 1951 *'' Haemogregarina scorpaenae'' Neumann, 1909 *'' Haemogregarina simondi'' Laveran & Mesnil, 1901 *'' Haemogregarina tetraodontis'' Mackerras & Mackerras, 1961 *'' Haemogregarina torpedinis'' Neumann, 1909 *'' Haemogregarina wladimirovi'' Yakimov & Kohl-Yakimov, 1912 *'' Haemogregarina yakimovikohli'' Wladimiroff, 1910 ''emend'' Levine, 1985References
Apicomplexa genera {{Apicomplexa-stub