Allantocystis
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Allantocystis is a genus in the family Allantocystidae.[1] Its only species is Allantocystis dasyhelei, a gregarine parasite of the larval biting midge Dasyhelea obscura.[2]
| Allantocystis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eugregarinorida |
| Family: | Allantocystidae |
| Genus: | Allantocystis |
| Species: | A. dasyhelei |
| Binomial name | |
| Allantocystis dasyhelei Keilin, 1920 | |
Description
Taxonomy
A. dasyhelei is the only species in the genus Allantocystis. Allantocystis is the only genus in the family Allantocistidae.[1]
History
A. dasyhelei was described by David Keilin in 1920 from larval biting midges he found in the decomposing sap of infected Elm and Horse-chestnut trees in Cambridge.[2][3]
