Kalmar "Leucocytozoon" tana nufin jinsin protozoa na parasitic da ke cutar da tsuntsaye, yana haifar da cututtuka irin su leucocytozoonosis. Sunan "Leucocytozoon" ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "leukos" ma'ana "farar fata," "kytos" ma'ana "cell," da "zoon" ma'ana "dabba," wanda ke nuna gaskiyar cewa waɗannan kwayoyin cutar suna cutar da fararen jini a cikin tsuntsaye.
