Meroselenidium
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
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| (unranked): | Alveolata |
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| Genus: | Meroselenidium
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Meroselenidium is a
Taxonomy
This genus was described by Mackinnon and Ray in 1933. There is one species in this genus – Meroselenidium keilini.
Description
The trophozoites live within the gut lumen. They measure 200–300
Synergy is caudo-caudal. The gametocysts are 70 μm × 55 μm and give rise to multiple gametes. After fertilization the zygote gives rise to ~20 sporocysts. There is no residual body. The sporocysts are bivalved and give rise to multiple sporozoites.
The species in this genus, Merselenidium keilini, forms transversely striated folds.[1]
Life cycle
This species infects the anterior intestine of the polychaete Potamilla reniformis.
The parasite infects the gastrointestinal tract and is presumably transmitted by the
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