Leucocytozoon
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Name (Latin)
Leucocytozoon
See Also From tracing topical name
Plasmodiidae
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q1708883
Library of congress:
sh 88021367
Sources of Information
- Levine, N.D. The protooan phylum Apicomplexa, 1988:p. 31 (Genus Leucocytozoon Sambon 1908 in family Plasmodiidae)
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Wikipedia description:
Leucocytozoon (or Leukocytozoon) is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa (which also includes the malaria parasites). The species of this genus use either blackflies (Simulium species) or a biting midge as their definitive host and birds as their intermediate host. There are over 100 species in this genus. Over 100 species of birds have been recorded as hosts to these parasites.
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