Cristalloidophora
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| Suborder: | Babesiina
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| Family: | Haemohormidiidae
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| Genus: | Cristalloidophora
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Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae | |
Cristalloidophora is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.[1]
There is one species in this genus - Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae.[1]
History
The species and genus was described in 1934 by Dehorne.[1]
Description
This species infects the digestive tract of the polychaete shell worm Dodecaceria.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Levine, Norman D. (1988). The Protozoan Phylum Apicomplexa. Vol. 2. CRC Press. p. 47. doi:10.1201/9781351076111. ISBN 978-1-351-07611-1.