Fusiona
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Fusiona is a genus of the family Fusionidae in the phylum Apicomplexa
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]There is one species - Fusiona geusi - in this genus. This species infects bees.
History
[edit | edit source]This genus was created in 1965 by Stejskal.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Species in this family are homoxenous.
Gametocytes - not described
Spores - not described
Both gamonts and trophozoites are septate. The gamonts are morphologically different (anisogamous).
Sexual reproduction involves a cephalocaudal association. During syzygy the nucleus and entrocyte of the satellite move to the primite where they fuse.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Stejskal M (1965) Gregarines parasitizing honey bees. Amer Bee J 105:374–375
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