Toxocystis
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Domain: | Eukarya
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(unranked): | Alveolata
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Genus: | Toxocystis
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Toxocystis is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexia.
Only one species (Toxocystis homari) is known in this genus.
History[]
This genus was described in 1910 by Léger and Duboscq.
Description[]
This parasite is found in the caecum of the lobster Homarus gammarus.
Host records[]
European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
References[]
Categories:
- Aconoidasida
- Apicomplexa genera
- Diseases and parasites of crustaceans
- Monotypic genera
- Apicomplexa stubs