Leucocytozoon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Haemospororida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: Tsar Cladus: Sar Infraregnum: Alveolata Phylum: Myzozoa Subphylum: Apicomplexa Infraphylum: Sporozoa Classis: Aconoidasida Ordo: Haemospororida

Familia: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Leucocytozoon
Species: Leucocytozoon danilewskyi – Leucocytozoon dubreuili –Leucocytozoon tawaki – Leucocytozoon quynzae

Name

Leucocytozoon Berestnev, Arch. Protistenk. 3: 376 (1904), nom. cons.

• Type species: Leucocytozoon danilewskyi Ziemann Malaria- Blutparasiten: 128, pl. 3, figs. 29-33 (1898), typ. cons.

Synonyms

• Leucocytozoen Ziemann, Malaria- Blutparasiten: 128, pl. 3, figs. 29-33 (1898), nom. rej.

References

Primary references

• Berestnev, N.M. (Berestneff, N.). 1904. Über das Leucocytozoon Danilewskyi. Archiv für Protistenkunde 3: 376–386, pl. XV. Internet Archive PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Danilewsky, V.Ia. (Данилевскiй, В.Я.) 1884. О паразитахъ крови (Haematozoa) [On the blood parasites (Haematozoa)]. Russkaya meditsina 1884(46): 948–949 [21 (9, Old Style) December 1884]. (Russian) Reference page. 
• Danilewsky, V.Ia. (Данилевскiй, В.Я.) 1885 ["1884"]. О паразитахъ крови (Haematozoa) (окончанiе) [On the blood parasites (Haematozoa)]. Russkaya meditsina 1884(48): 995–996 [4 January 1885 (23 December 1884, Old Style)]. (Russian) Reference page. 
• Danilewsky, B. (1889). La Parasitologie Comparée du Sang. Nouvelles Recherches sur les Parasites du Sang des Oiseaux. Kharkoff.
• Valkiünas, G. 1999. Leucocytozoon (Protista, Haemosporida): proposed adoption of Berestneff, 1904 as the author and of Leukocytozoen danilewskyi Ziemann, 1898 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 56: 168–170. [1].
• Baker, J.R.; Peirce, M.A.; Valkiünas, G. 2000. Comments on the proposed adoption of Berestneff, 1904 as the author of Leucocytozoon (Protista, Haemosporida) and of Leukocytozoen danilewskyi Ziemann, 1898 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 57(2): 108–109.
• ICZN. 2001. Opinion 1971: Leucocytozoon (Protista, Haemosporida): Berestneff (1904) adopted as the author and date, and Leukocytozoon danilewskyi Ziemann, 1898 adopted as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 58 (2): 145–147.