Hessea (microsporidian)

Hessea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Rozellomycota
Class:	Microsporidia
Order:	Chytridiopsida
Family:	Hesseidae
Genus:	Hessea
Species:	H. squamosa
Binomial name
	Hessea squamosa; Ormières (1973)

Last updated May 24, 2025

Hessea is the type genus of the monotypic microsporidian family Hesseidae, described in 1973.^[1]Hessea itself is monotypic, containing only the type species Hessea squamosa. It is a parasite of the larvae of the Sciara fungus gnats, infesting the gut epithelium.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Ormières, Rene; Sprague, Victor (1973). "A new family, new genus, and new species allied to the Microsporida" . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 21 (3). Elsevier Inc.: 224–240. Bibcode:1973JInvP..21..224O. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(73)90207-3.
↑ Weiss, Louis M.; Becnel, James J. (2014). Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity (1 ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 978-1-118-39522-6.

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[Ormieres-1] 1 2 Ormières, Rene; Sprague, Victor (1973). "A new family, new genus, and new species allied to the Microsporida" . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 21 (3). Elsevier Inc.: 224–240. Bibcode:1973JInvP..21..224O. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(73)90207-3.

[2] Weiss, Louis M.; Becnel, James J. (2014). Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity (1 ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 978-1-118-39522-6.

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