Disentangling Leucocytozoon parasite diversity in the neotropics: Descriptions of two new species and shortcomings of molecular diagnostics for leucocytozoids

Avian communities from South America harbor an extraordinary diversity of Leucocytozoon species (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae). Here, of 890 birds sampled, 10 (1.2%) were infected with Leucocytozoon parasites. Among them, two new species were discovered and described. Leucocytozoon grallariae sp. n...

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Main Authors: Ingrid A. Lotta, Gediminas Valkiūnas, M. Andreína Pacheco, Ananías A. Escalante, Sandra Rocío Hernández, Nubia E. Matta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224419300215