Leucocytozoon sp. 1

Paperna, Ilan, Keong, Malcolm Soh Chu & May, Charlotte Yap Aye, 2008, Haemosporozoan Parasites Found In Birds In Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak And Java, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56 (2), pp. 211-243 : 214

Leucocytozoon sp. 1

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Description. – Size: 12.10 × 10.56; nucleus: 5.06 × 2.64; periphery 35.2, host nucleus length: 14.3, embracing 40% of the gametocyte.

Remarks. – McClure et al. (1978) reported Leucocytozoon sp. in Aeg. tiphia from Palawan, India and Thailand. Records from other Irenidae include Leu. enriquesi de Mello, 1936 and Leu. chloropsidis de Mello, 1935 which were synonymised by Valkiunas [1997 (2005)] with Leu. fringillinarum Woodcock, 1910.

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Fig. 3. Leucocytozoon sp. 1 from Aegithina tiphia, Java (macrogametocyte).