Prigioni C, Brambilla E, Barbieri F, Fasola M
Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1980 Mar-Apr;55(2):157-64. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1980552157.
In peripheral blood of Nycticorax nycticorax and Egretta garzetta (Aves, Ardeidae), gametocytes of the genus Leucocytozoon (Protozoa, Sporozoa) were found. We describe this parasite and compare it with the past records of Leucocytozoon in Ardeidae. While only life cycle studies will give a definitive answer to these taxonomic problems, we put forward an hypothesis about taxonomy of Leucocytozoon in Ardeidae.
在夜鹭和小白鹭（鸟类，鹭科）的外周血中，发现了白细胞原虫属（原生动物，孢子虫纲）的配子体。我们描述了这种寄生虫，并将其与鹭科中白细胞原虫属的既往记录进行了比较。虽然只有生活史研究才能对这些分类学问题给出明确答案，但我们提出了一个关于鹭科中白细胞原虫属分类学的假说。
