Leucocytozoon andrewsi is a parasite of the genus Leucocytozoon.
| Leucocytozoon andrewsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Leucocytozoidae |
| Genus: | Leucocytozoon |
| Species: | L. andrewsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocytozoon andrewsi Atchley, 1951
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Like all Leucocytozoon species L. andrewsi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The invertebrate hosts belong to the flies of the genus Simulium. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are chickens.
Description edit
The parasite was first described by Atchley in 1951.[1]
Geographical occurrence edit
This species is found in the United States of America.
Clinical features and host pathology edit
This species infects chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus).
References edit
- ^ 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
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