| molecular and morphological characterization of haemoproteus (parahaemoproteus) ptilotis, a parasite infecting australian honeyeaters (meliphagidae), with remarks on prevalence and potential cryptic speciation. | avian haemoproteus (haemosporida) parasites occur in birds on all continents apart from antarctica. molecular screening techniques have uncovered previously unforeseen levels of haemoproteus lineage diversity; however, fewer than 20% of genetic parasite lineages have been linked to morphological descriptions. the process of linking morphological descriptions to dna barcodes for haemoproteus spp. is important for the study of host-parasite interactions and the potential for cryptic speciation. he ... | 2015 | 25855347 |