Mattesia

Mattesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Neogregarinorida
Family:	Lipotrophidae
Genus:	Mattesia Naville, 1930
Species
Mattesia alphitobii Mattesia dispora Mattesia geminata Mattesia grandis Mattesia povolnyi Mattesia orchopiae Mattesia oryzaephili Mattesia trogodermae
Synonyms
CoelogregarinaGhélélovitch, 1948

Mattesia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect insects ( Coleoptera , Hymenoptera , Lepidoptera and Siphonaptera ).

Taxonomy

The genus was described in 1930 by Naville. ^[1]

There are eight recognised species in this genus.

The type species is Mattesia geminata.

Host records

• Mattesia alphitobii — lesser mealworm ( Alphitobius diaperinus )
• Mattesia dispora — Indianmeal moth ( Plodia interpunctella )
• Mattesia geminata — fire ant ( Solenopsis geminata )
• Mattesia grandis — boll weevil ( Anthonomus grandis )
• Mattesia orchopiae — flea ( Orchopeas wickhami )
• Mattesia oryzaephili — sawtoothed grain beetle ( Oryzaephilus surinamensis )
• Mattesia povolnyi — Eurasian sunflower moth ( Homoeosoma nebulellum )
• Mattesia trogodermae — Glabrous cabinet beetle ( Trogoderma glabrum )

Notes

Coelogregarina Ghélélovitch, 1948 is a synonym of Mattersia.

Mattesia bombi has been moved to a new genus — Apicystis bombi .

References

1. Naville, A. (1930). "Recherches cytologiques sur les schizogrégarines. I. le cycle évolutif de Mattesia dispora n.g., n.sp". Z Zell Anat. 11: 375–396.