Leucocytozoon maccluri sp. n. (Haemosphorida: Leucocytozoidae) from a Thailand thrush, Zoothera marginata Blyth.
A new species of Leucocytozoon with elongate gametocytes and unique morphology is described from a Thailand thrush, Zoothera marginata, and represents the first fusiform leucocytozoid named from a passeriform. This species appears to be restricted with respect to geography and host.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D013785:Thailand