Mantonella

Mantonella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Subclass:	Coccidiasina
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Suborder:	Eimeriorina
Family:	Eimeriidae
Genus:	Mantonella
Species
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Mantonella is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa.

This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it.

The type species is Mantonella peripati

History[]

This genus was created by Vincent in 1936.^[1] It was also recognised by Gousseff also in 1936 who proposed the name (synonym Yakimovella.^[2] The genus name Mantonella have been given precedence.

Description[]

The oocysts each have one sporocyst. Each sporocyst has four sporozoites.

Notes[]

Species from this genus have been described from vertebrates and invertebrates. It seems likely that at least some of the species described are not true species but rather .

References[]

^ Vincent M (1936) Un nouveau type de coccidie des peripates. Comptes Rendus des Sciences de la Societe de Biologie (Paris) 122: 260-262
^ Gousseff WF (1936) XIII.-A new coccidium from crayfish. J Roy Microscop Soc 56: 326-327

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[Vincent1936-1] Vincent M (1936) Un nouveau type de coccidie des peripates. Comptes Rendus des Sciences de la Societe de Biologie (Paris) 122: 260-262

[Gousseff1936-2] Gousseff WF (1936) XIII.-A new coccidium from crayfish. J Roy Microscop Soc 56: 326-327

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