- Leucocytozoon andrewsi
"Leukocytozoon andrewsi" is a parasite of the genus "
Leukocytozoon ".Like all "Leucocytozoon" species "L. andrewsi" has both
vertebrate andinsect hosts. The invertebrate hosts belong to the flies of thegenus Simulium . The vertebrate hosts for this parasite arechickens .Taxobox
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regnum =Protista
phylum =Apicomplexa
classis =Aconoidasida
ordo =Haemosporida
familia =Plasmodiidae
genus = "Leukocytozoon "
species = "L. andrewsi"
binomial = "Leukocytozoon andrewsi"Description
The parasite was first described by Atchley in
1951 . Atchley FO. (1951) "Leucocytozoon andrewsi" n. sp., from chickens observed in a survey of blood parasites in domestic animals in South Carolina. J. Parasitol. 37(5:1):483-488]Geographical occurrence
This species is found in the United States of America.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects chickens ("
Gallus gallus domesticus ").References
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