Domain Eukaryota Class Conoidasida Order Eucoccidiorida Scientific name Besnoitia tarandi | Phylum Apicomplexa Subclass Coccidiasina Family Sarcocystidae Rank Species | |
Similar Besnoitia besnoiti, Besnoitia, Sarcocystidae, Hammondia, Barren‑ground caribou | ||
Besnoitia tarandi is a species of single-celled parasites that afflicts reindeers.
The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in collaboration with a Finnish University studied Besnoitia tarandi tissue cysts from infected reindeer.
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