Babesiosoma
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Babesiosoma is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
| Babesiosoma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Dactylosomatidae |
| Genus: | Babesiosoma Jakowska and Nigrelli, 1956 |
| Species | |
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Babesiosoma bettencourti | |
They have two hosts in their life cycle: the vertebrate hosts are fish and the invertebrate vectors are leeches.
This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it.
