Cristalloidophora

Cristalloidophora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Achromatorida
Family: Haemohormidiidae
Genus: Cristalloidophora
Dehorne, 1934
Species

Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae

Cristalloidophora is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.[1]

There is one species in this genus - Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae.[1]

History

The species and genus was described in 1934 by Dehorne.[1]

Description

This species infects the digestive tract of the polychaete shell worm Dodecaceria.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Levine, Norman D. (1988). The Protozoan Phylum Apicomplexa. Vol. 2. CRC Press. p. 47. doi:10.1201/9781351076111. ISBN 978-1-351-07611-1.