Haemoproteidae
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Haemoproteidae is a genus of hemosporidian parasites found in bird blood, where gametocytes form in erythrocytes while schizogony occurs in the endothelial cells of the lungs and liver. The sexual cycle takes place in the gut of insect vectors, such as the fly Lynchia in the case of Haemoproteus columbae in pigeons.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HAEMOPROTEIDAE (Kruse, 1890), a genus of hemosporidians (see Haemosporidia) parasitizing the blood of birds. Only the formation of gametocytes occurs within the erythrocytes, whereas schizogony proceeds in the endothelium of the lungs and, less frequently, the liver. They form pigment. The sexual cycle takes place in the intestine of insect vectors. A representative species, Haemoproteus columbae, parasitizes pigeons [see figure: 1 - erythrocyte; 2 - its nucleus; 3 - parasite with nucleus (4); 5 - pigment]; the vector is the fly Lynchia.
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“Haemoproteidae.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/haemoproteidae/