Jump to content

Mantonella

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mantonella
Scientific classification
Domain:
(unranked):
(unranked):
Phylum:
Class:
Subclass:
Order:
Suborder:
Family:
Genus:
Mantonella
Species

Mantonella hammondi
Mantonella meriones
Mantonella peripati
Mantonella podurae
Mantonella potamobii

Mantonella is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa.

This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it.

The type species is Mantonella peripati

History

[edit]

This genus was created by Vincent in 1936.[1] It was also recognised by Gousseff also in 1936 who proposed the name (synonym Yakimovella.[2] The genus name Mantonella have been given precedence.

Description

[edit]

The oocysts each have one sporocyst. Each sporocyst has four sporozoites.

Notes

[edit]

Species from this genus have been described from vertebrates and invertebrates. It seems likely that at least some of the species described are not true species but rather pseudoparasites.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Vincent M (1936) Un nouveau type de coccidie des peripates. Comptes Rendus des Sciences de la Societe de Biologie (Paris) 122: 260-262
  2. ^ Gousseff WF (1936) XIII.-A new coccidium from crayfish. J Roy Microscop Soc 56: 326-327