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Leucocytozoon (or Leukocytozoon) is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa (which also includes the malaria parasites).
The species of this genus use either blackflies (Simulium species) or a biting midge as their definitive host and birds as their intermediate host.[1] There are over 100 species in this genus. Over 100 species of birds have been recorded as hosts to these parasites.