Margolisiella
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
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| (unranked): | Alveolata |
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| Genus: | Margolisiella
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Margolisiella chitonis | |
Margolisiella is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa.
History
This genus was created in 1997 by Desser and Bower for a group of protozoa that infect little neck clams (
Four species were transferred from the genus Pseudoklossia to Margolisiella: Margolisiella chitonis, Margolisiella haliotis, Margolisiella patellae and Margolisiella tellinovum.
Taxonomy
There are six species currently recognised in this genus.
Description
These are
Life cycle
Very little is known about the life cycle. The parasites are presumably ingested via the oral route and excreted in from the renal tract.
Host records
- M. islandica - Iceland scallops (Chlamys islandica)[2]
- M. kabatai - littleneck clam (Protothaca staminea)
References
- ^ Desser SS, Bower SM (1997) Margolisiella kabatai gen. et sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a parasite of native littleneck clams, Protothaca staminea, from British Columbia, Canada, with a taxonomic revision of the coccidian parasites of bivalves (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Folia Parasitol (Praha) 44(4):241-247
- ^ Kristmundsson Á, Helgason S, Bambir SH, Eydal M, Freeman MA (2011) Margolisiella islandica sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Eimeridae) infecting Iceland scallop Chlamys islandica (Müller, 1776) in Icelandic waters. J Invertebr Pathol 108(3):139-146
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