| evidence for cryptic speciation of leucocytozoon spp. (haemosporida, leucocytozoidae) in diurnal raptors. | species of leucocytozoon (haemosporida, leucocytozoidae) traditionally have been described based on morphological characters of their blood stages and host cells, with limited information on their avian host specificity. based on the current taxonomy, leucocytozoon toddi is the sole valid species of leucocytozoids parasitizing falconiform birds. using a nested polymerase chain reaction protocol, we determined the prevalence of leucocytozoon infection in 5 species of diurnal raptors from californ ... | 2006 | 16729697 |