Besnoitia tarandi
Appearance
Besnoitia tarandi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Sarcocystidae |
Genus: | Besnoitia |
Species: | B. tarandi
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Binomial name | |
Besnoitia tarandi (Hadwen, 1922)
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Synonyms | |
Fibrocystis tarandi Hadwen, 1922 |
Besnoitia tarandi is a species of single-celled parasites that afflicts reindeer.
The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, in collaboration with a Finnish university, studied Besnoitia tarandi tissue cysts from infected reindeer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Redescription of Besnoitia Tarandi (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) from the Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus)". United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 23 October 2010.