Dobellia

Dobellia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.

Dobellia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Apicomplexa
Class:
Aconoidasida
Subclass:
Haemosporidiasina
Order:
Achromatorida
Suborder:
Babesiina
Family:
Haemohormidiidae
Genus:
Dobellia
Species

Dobellia binucleata
Dobellia dimorphonucleata

History

The species and genus was described in 1913 by Brumpt.

Description

Dobellia binucleata infects the intestinal cells of the sipunculid worm Golflngia minutum[1]

References
  1. Ikeda (1914). "Dobellia binucleata n. g., n. sp., a new coccidian from the gut of Petalostoma minutum Keferstin". Archiv für Protistenkunde. 33: 205–246.


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