Lipotrophidae

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Lipotrophidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Neogregarinorida
Family: Lipotrophidae
Grassé, 1953
Genera

Apicystis
Farinocystis
Lipocystis
Lipotropha
Mattesia
Menzbieria

Contents

The Lipotrophidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this family infect insects (Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera).

History

This family was described by Grasse in 1953. [1]

Taxonomy

Six genera are currently recognised in this family.

Lifecycle

Merogony generally occurs by budding from surface of meront to form uniformly sized merozoites. The gametes are similar (isogametes) and fuse to form navicular oocysts which have pronounced polar thickenings. The oocysts contain eight (rarely four) sporozoites.

References

  1. ↑ Grassé, Pierre-Paul, ed. (1953). "Classe des gregarinomorphes (Gregarinomorpha, N. nov., Gregarinae Haeckel, 1866; gregarinidea Lankester, 1885; gregarines des auteurs)". Traité de zoologie: anatomie, systématique, biologie. Masson. pp. 590–690. OCLC   832345873.
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