Pseudoklossia

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Pseudoklossia
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Clade: SAR
Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Suborder: Eimeriorina
Family: Aggregatidae
Genus: Pseudoklossia
Léger & Duboscq, 1915
Species

Pseudoklossia chitonis
Pseudoklossia glomerata
Pseudoklossia haliotis
Pseudoklossia kabatai
Pseudoklossia microcosmi
Pseudoklossia patellae
Pseudoklossia pectinis
Pseudoklossia pelseneeri
Pseudoklossia semiluna [1]
Pseudoklossia tellinovum

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Pseudoklossia is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect marine molluscs, although one species (Pseudoklossia microcosmi) infects in an ascidian worm. The life cycle is heteroxenous (requires at least two hosts).

The species infecting molluscs tend to infect the renal tissue.

History

This genus was created by Leger and Duboscq in 1915. [2]

Taxonomy

The type species is Pseudoklossia glomerata.

Description

The oocysts have numerous sporocysts. Each sporocyst generally has 2 sporozoites.

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References

  1. Desser, S.S.; Bower, S.M.; Hong, H. (1998). "Pseudoklossia semiluna n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Aggregatidae) : a coccidian parasite of the kidney of blue mussels, species of Mytilus, from British Columbia, Canada" (PDF). Parasite. 5 (1): 17–22. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1998051017 . ISSN   1252-607X. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Leger L and Duboscq O (1915) Pseudoklossia glomerata n. g. n. sp., coccidie de lamellibranche. Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et Generale 55: 7-16