Gigaductidae
| Gigaductidae | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| (unranked): | Alveolata
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| Family: | Gigaductidae Filipponi 1948
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The Gigaductidae are a family of parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this family infect Coleoptera (beetles) and Orthoptera (grasshoppers).
History[]
This family was created in 1948 by Filipponi.[1]
Taxonomy[]
There is one genus in this family - Gigaductus. The type species in this family (and genus) is .
Several other species in this family have described and these include , , and .
Lifecycle[]
The species in this family are spread by the oral-faecal route.
Development occurs in the epithelial cells of the gut or rarely in the Malpighian tubules.
The are enclosed in a thick gelatinous capsule.
Syzygy and encystment occur in the lumen of the gut (or tubule).
About 25-30 spores are generated from each gametocyst.
References[]
- ^ Filipponi A (1948) Gigaductus macrospora n. sp. revisione del genere Gigaductus. Insitutzione della nuova famiglia Gigaductidae (Gregarinida). Archivio Zoologico Italiano 33:293–331
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