Besnoitia bennetti

Besnoitia bennetti
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Sar
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Subclass: Coccidiasina
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Sarcocystidae
Subfamily: Toxoplasmatinae
Genus: Besnoitia
Species: B. bennetti
Binomial name
Besnoitia bennetti

Besnoitia bennetti is an important parasite that can afflict livestock. In particular, donkeys are vulnerable to B. benetti.

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