Dorisa
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Domain: | Eukaryota
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(unranked): | Alveolata
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Genus: | Dorisa
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Dorisa is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
The genus was separated from the genus Dorisiella by Levine in 1908.[1] Dorisiella was created for a parasite infecting a marine polychaete by Ray in 1930. Levine separated off a number of species that while morphologically similar occurred in vertebrates rather that polychaetes.
Life cycle[]
The species in this genus infect the gastrointestinal wall of vertebrates.
Description[]
Genus diagnosis is dependent on the oocyst: there is a definite cell wall in this genus whereas in Dorisiella the oocyst wall is membrane like.
Host records[]
- D. harpia - lesser hairy winged bat (Harpiocephalus harpia lasyurus)
References[]
- ^ Levine ND (1980) Dorisa n. gen. (Protozoa, Apicomplexa, Eimeriidae). J Parasitol 66(1):11
Categories:
- Apicomplexa genera
- Apicomplexa stubs