Ithania wenrichi
Appearance
Ithania wenrichi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Adeleidae |
Subfamily: | Ithaniinae |
Genus: | Ithania Ludwig, 1947 |
Species: | I. wenrichi
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Binomial name | |
Ithania wenrichi Ludwig, 1947
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Ithania is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.
This genus was described in 1947 by Ludwig.[1]
Description
[edit]This genus has only a single recognised species - Ithania wenrichi. This species infects the larvae of the crane fly (Tipula abdominali).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ludwig, FW (January 1947). "Studies on the protozoan fauna of the larvae of the crane-fly, Tipula abdominalis; the life history of Ithania wenrichi n. gen., n. sp., a coccidian, found in the caeca and mid-gut, and a diagnosis of Ithaniinae, n. subfamily". Trans Am Microsc Soc. 66 (1): 22–23. doi:10.2307/3223318. JSTOR 3223318. PMID 20242299.