Defretinella
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Defretinella is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.
| Defretinella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Protococcidiorida |
| Family: | Eleutheroschizonidae |
| Genus: | Defretinella Henneré, 1966 |
| Species: | D. eulaliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Defretinella eulaliae Henneré, 1966 | |
Taxonomy
This genus had been placed in the family Barrouxiidae by Levine[1] but has since been moved to the family Eleutheroschizonidae.
There is one species recognised in this genus — Defretinella eulaliae.
Description
This species infects a polychete species — the green leaf worm (Eulalia viridis).[2]
The oocysts contain >50 bivalved sporocysts: each sporocyst in its turn contains numerous sporozoites. The sporocysts are bivalved.
