Octosporella (alveolate)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Eimeriidae |
| Genus: | Octosporella Ray & Raghavachari, 1942 |
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Octosporella hystrix | |
Octosporella is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa. This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it. Species in this genus infect fish, lizards and echidnas.
History
[edit | edit source]This genus was created in 1942 by Ray and Raghavachari.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The type species is Octosporella mabuiae.
Six species are currently recognised.
Description
[edit | edit source]The oocysts each have 8 sporocysts. Each sporocyst has 2 sporozoites.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ray, HN, Raghavachari K (1942) Observations on a new coccidium, Octosporella mabuiae n. gen., n. sp., from the intestine of Mabuia sp. Proceedings of the 28th Indian Science Congress 28: 170
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