| Besnoitia tarandi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Sarcocystidae |
| Genus: | Besnoitia |
| Species: | B. tarandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Besnoitia tarandi |
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Besnoitia tarandi is a single-celled parasite that afflicts reindeer.
The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in collaboration with a Finnish University studied Besnoitia tarandi tissue cysts from infected reindeer.[1]