A new species of Leucocytozoon Berestneff, 1904 (Apicomplexa: Leucocytozoidae) from the avian family Artamidae.
A new species of the apicomplexan genus Leucocytozoon Berestneff, 1904, L. artamidis n. sp., is described from the Australian avian family Artamidae. Gametocytes and endogenous stages of the life-cycle are described together with early erythrocytic and leucocytic developing forms rarely described for species of this genus.
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International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001315:Australia; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D013045:Species Specificity