Genus Leucocytozoon Berestneff, 1904
- Leucocytozoon Berestneff, N. 1904. Uber das Leucocytozoon Danikwskyi. Archiv für Protistenkunde 3: 376-386 [376].
Secondary source:
Sambon, L.W. 1908. Remarks on the avian haemoprotozoa of the genus Leucocytozoon, Danilewsky. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 11: 245-248; ICZN 2001. Opinion 1971. Leucocytozoon (Protista, Haemosporida): Berestneff (1904) Adopted As The Author And Date, And Leukocytozoen danilewskyi Ziemann, 1898 Adopted As The Type Species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 58(2): 145-147.
Introduction
Unidentified species recorded from northern and eastern Australian states.
Distribution
IBRA
Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Parasitic (host(s): Ailuroedus sp. [PTILONORHYNCHIDAE] Catbird (Unidentified species in blood of 'Ailuroedus smithi' [catbird], see Cleland (1922)); Alisterus scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1816) [POLYTELITIDAE] Australian King-parrot (tissues); Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) [CACATUIDAE] Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (blood, kidney); Climacteris picumnus Temminck, 1824 [CLIMACTERIDAE] Brown Treecreeper (blood); Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 [COLUMBIDAE] Domestic Pigeon, Feral Pigeon (blood); Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) [CRACTICIDAE] Pied Butcherbird (blood); Cracticus torquatus (Latham, 1801) [CRACTICIDAE] Grey Butcherbird (blood, liver); Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) [CORACIIDAE] Dollarbird (blood); Falco cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 [FALCONIDAE] Australian Kestrel, Nankeen Kestrel (blood, brain, kidney, lung, liver, heart); Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) [COLUMBIDAE] Bar-shouldered Dove (liver, heart, kidney); Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1801) [CRACTICIDAE] Australian Magpie, Black-backed Magpie (blood, heart, kidney, lung, spleen); Lichenostomus penicillatus (Gould, 1837) [MELIPHAGIDAE] White-plumed Honeyeater (syn. Meliphaga penicillata, M. leilavalensis, Ptilotis penicillatus, Ptilotis leilavalensis; blood); Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Noisy Miner/Minah, Soldier Bird (syn. M. garrula; blood, spleen, lung, skeletal muscle); Menura novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 [MENURIDAE] Superb Lyrebird (various organs); Neophema pulchella (Shaw, 1792) [PSITTACIDAE] Turquoise Parrot (tissues); Ninox connivens (Latham, 1801) [STRIGIDAE] Barking Owl (blood); Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) [ARDEIDAE] Rufous Night Heron (heart); Oriolus sagittatus (Latham, 1801) [ORIOLIDAE] Olive-backed Oriole (syn. O. sagittarius; blood); Pardalotus melanocephalus (Gould, 1838) [PARDALOTIDAE] Black-headed Pardalote, Chip-chip (blood); Philemon corniculatus (Latham, 1790) [MELIPHAGIDAE] Noisy Friarbird, Leatherhead (syn. Tropidorhynchus corniculatus; blood, heart, spleen, liver); Platycercus adelaidae Gould, 1840 [PSITTACIDAE] Adelaide Rosella (tissues); Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) [PSITTACIDAE] Crimson Rosella (various tissues); Platycercus eximius (Shaw, 1792) [PSITTACIDAE] Eastern Rosella (tissues); Platycercus icterotis (Kuhl, 1820) [PSITTACIDAE] Western Rosella (tissues); Podargus strigoides (Latham, 1801) [PODARGIDAE] Tawny Frogmouth, Mopoke (blood); Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863 [PSITTACIDAE] Alexandra’s Parrot (various tissues); Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) [PSITTACIDAE] Regent Parrot (various tissues); Ptilorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) [PTILONORHYNCHIDAE] Satin Bowerbird (blood); Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 [ORIOLIDAE] Southern Figbird (blood); Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) [CRACTICIDAE] Pied Currawong (blood, muscle, heart, kidney, lung, liver); Threskiornis molucca Cuvier, 1829 [THRESKIORNITHIDAE] White Ibis (blood); Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) [PSITTACIDAE] Rainbow Lorikeet (blood)).
Extra Ecological Information
Unidentified species of Leucocytozoon have been found in the listed parasite hosts.
General References
Adlard, R.D., Peirce, M.A. & Lederer, R. 2004. Blood parasites of birds from south-east Queensland. Emu 104: 191-196
Cleland, J.B. 1915. The haematozoa of Australian birds. No. 3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 39: 25-37
Cleland, J.B. 1922. The parasites of Australian birds. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 46: 85-118
Cleland, J.B. & Johnston, T.H. 1911. The haematozoa of Australian birds. No. II. Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales 45: 415-444
Fowler, N.G. & Forbes, G.B. 1972. Aberrant Leucocytozoon infection in parakeets. Veterinary Record 91: 345-347
Hamerton, A.E. 1933. Report on deaths occurring in the Society's Gardens during the year 1932. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1933: 451-482
Hartley, W.J., Reddacliff, G.L., Finnie, E.P. & Turner, D. 1981. Suspected lethal Leucocytozoon infection in the pied currawong (Strepera graculina). pp. 95-97 in Fowler, M.E. Wildlife diseases of the Pacific Basin and other countries. Sydney : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Wildlife Diseases Associations.
Holz, P.H. 1997. Disseminated granulomas caused by protozoan megalo-schizonts in superb lyrebirds (Menura novaehollandiae). Australian Veterinary Journal 75: 672-673
Johnston, T.H. 1912. Internal parasites recorded from Australian birds. The Emu 12(2): 105-112
Johnston, T.H. 1916. A census of the endoparasites recorded as occurring in Queensland, arranged under their hosts. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 28: 31-79
Ladds, P. 2009. Pathology of Australian Native Wildlife. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 640 pp.
Lederer, R., Adlard, R.D. & O'Donoghue, P.J. 2002. Severe pathology associated with protozoal schizonts in two pied currawongs (Strepera graculina) from Queensland. Veterinary Record 150: 520-522
Mackerras, M.J. & Mackerras, I.M. 1960. The haematozoa of Australian birds. Australian Journal of Zoology 8: 226-260
O'Donoghue, P.J. 1997. Protozoan parasites of wildlife in south-east Queensland. pp. 119-136 in Tribe, A. (ed.). Proceedings of the 1997 Conference of the Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists. Brisbane : Australian Veterinary Association.
Peirce, M.A., Lederer, R., Adlard, R.D. & O'Donoghue, P.J. 2004. Pathology associated with endogenous development of haematozoa in birds from southeast Queensland. Avian Pathology 33: 445-450
Raidal, S.R. & Jaensch, S.M. 2000. Central nervous disease and blindness in Nankeen kestrels (Falco cenchroides) due to a novel Leucocytozoon-like infection. Avian Pathology 29: 51-56
Reece, R.L., Scott, P.C. & Barr, D.A. 1992. Some unusual diseases in the birds of Victoria, Australia. Veterinary Record 130: 178-185
Walker, D. & Garnham, P.C.C. 1972. Aberrant Leucocytozoon infection in parakeets. Veterinary Record 91: 70-72
Wenyon, C.M. 1926. Protozoology. London : Bailliere, Tindall & Cox Pub.
History of changes
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| 03-Dec-2014 | APICOMPLEXA Levine, 1970 | 10-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Aug-2011 | ADDED |