Cristalloidophora

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Cristalloidophora
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Cristalloidophora
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Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae

Cristalloidophora is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.

There is one species in this genus - Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae.

History[edit]

The species and genus was described in 1934 by Dehorne.

Description[edit]

This species infects the digestive tract of the polychaete shell worm Dodecaceria.

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