Besnoitia tarandi

Besnoitia tarandi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Family:	Sarcocystidae
Genus:	Besnoitia
Species:	B. tarandi
Binomial name
	Besnoitia tarandi; (Hadwen, 1922)
Synonyms
	Fibrocystis tarandiHadwen, 1922

Last updated June 29, 2025

Besnoitia tarandi is a species of single-celled parasites that afflicts reindeer and causes besnoitiosis.^[1]

The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, in collaboration with a Finnish university, studied Besnoitia tarandi tissue cysts from infected reindeer.^[2]

It has been reported in Canadian woodland caribou.^[3]

References

↑ "Besnoitiosis in Alaska's Species, Alaska Department of Fish and Game". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
↑ "Redescription of Besnoitia Tarandi (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) from the Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus)". United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
↑ Schares, Gereon; Jutras, Charles; Bärwald, Andrea; Basso, Walter; Maksimov, Aline; Schares, Susann; Tuschy, Mareen; Conraths, Franz J.; Brodeur, Vincent (2019-04-01). "Besnoitia tarandi in Canadian woodland caribou – Isolation, characterization and suitability for serological tests". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 8: 1–9. Bibcode:2019IJPPW...8....1S. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.11.005. ISSN 2213-2244. PMC 6280010 . PMID 30555783.

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[1] "Besnoitiosis in Alaska's Species, Alaska Department of Fish and Game". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved 2025-01-21.

[2] "Redescription of Besnoitia Tarandi (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) from the Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus)". United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 23 October 2010.

[3] Schares, Gereon; Jutras, Charles; Bärwald, Andrea; Basso, Walter; Maksimov, Aline; Schares, Susann; Tuschy, Mareen; Conraths, Franz J.; Brodeur, Vincent (2019-04-01). "Besnoitia tarandi in Canadian woodland caribou – Isolation, characterization and suitability for serological tests". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 8: 1–9. Bibcode:2019IJPPW...8....1S. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.11.005. ISSN 2213-2244. PMC 6280010 . PMID 30555783.

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