Babesiosoma
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Subclass: | Coccidia |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Dactylosomatidae |
| Genus: | Babesiosoma Jakowski and Nigrelli, 1956 |
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Babesiosoma is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexia.
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.
History[]
The genus was created in 1956 by Jakowski and Nigrelli.[1]
Seven species have been recognised in this genus.[2][3][4]
Meronts: These develop in erythrocytes and divide to produce four small merozoites, characteristically in a cruciform or rosette arrangement.
Gametocytes: These are larger and more elongated than the meronts and are generally club-shaped.
References[]
- ^ Jakowska S, Nigrelli RF (1956)Some protozoan diseases of man and animals: Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, and Toxoplasmosis. Annal NY Acad Sci 64, 112–127
- ^ Misra KK, Haldar DP, Chakravarty MM (1969) Babesiosoma ophicephali n. sp. from the freshwater teleost Ophicephalus punctatus Bloch. J Protozool 16(3):446-449
- ^ Negm-Eldin MM (1998) Life cycle, host restriction and longevity of Babesiosoma mariae HOARE, 1930 (Apicomplexa: Dactylosomatidae). Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 105(10):367-374
- ^ Smit NJ, Van As JG, Davies AJ (2003) Observations on Babesiosoma mariae (Apicomplexa: Dactylosomatidae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Folia Parasitol (Praha) 50(1):85-86
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