A new species of Leucocytozoon Berestneff, 1904 (Apicomplexa: Leucocytozoidae) from the avian family Artamidae

M A Peirce; R D Adlard; R Lederer

doi:10.1007/s11230-004-1387-4

A new species of Leucocytozoon Berestneff, 1904 (Apicomplexa: Leucocytozoidae) from the avian family Artamidae

Syst Parasitol. 2005 Feb;60(2):151-4. doi: 10.1007/s11230-004-1387-4.

Authors

M A Peirce¹, R D Adlard, R Lederer

Affiliation

¹ International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.

PMID: 15841351
DOI: 10.1007/s11230-004-1387-4

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Apicomplexa / growth & development
Apicomplexa / isolation & purification*
Australia
Birds / parasitology*
Erythrocytes / parasitology
Leukocytes / parasitology
Life Cycle Stages
Species Specificity