Apicystis
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| Apicystis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Neogregarinorida |
| Family: | Lipotrophidae |
| Genus: | Apicystis |
| Species | |
Apicystis is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.
There are two species currently recognized in this genus: A. bombi and A. cryptica
History
Apicystis bombi was first described by Liu in 1974 as a species in the genus Mattesia.
In 1996, Lipa and Triggiani transferred this organism to a new genus Apicystis on the basis of morphology and life cycle.[1]
In 2020, Schoonavere et al. described A. cryptica, associated to the bumble bees Bombus pascuorum, B. sichelii and B. veteranus [2]
