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Avian Haematozoa: Some Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Problems Arising from the Russian Literature *
Author(s) -
PEIRCE M. A.,
BENNETT G. F.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb04637.x
Subject(s) - leucocytozoon , haemoproteus , nomenclature , international code of zoological nomenclature , synonym (taxonomy) , zoology , biology , nomen nudum , taxonomy (biology) , geography , genus , immunology , malaria , gametocyte , plasmodium falciparum
SYNOPSIS. It is evident from a survey of the Russian literature that many species of avian haematozoa recorded do not meet the basic criteria required by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Thus 28 species of Haemoproteus and 4 species of Leucocytozoon are considered to be nomina nuda , while 1 species, Leucocytozoon turtur orientalis is a synonym of L. marchouxi.