Farinocystis

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Farinocystis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Neogregarinorida
Family: Lipotrophidae
Genus: Farinocystis
Weiser, 1953
Species

Farinocystis tribolii

Farinocystis is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect insects ( Coleoptera ).

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Taxonomy

This genus was described by Weiser in 1953. [1]

The type species is Farinocystis tribolii.

Host records

References

  1. Weiser J (1953) Parasites of the flour beetles Tribolium castaneum. Proc Soc Protozool 4:21