Vairimorpha
| Vairimorpha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Rozellomycota |
| Class: | Microsporidia |
| Family: | Nosematidae |
| Genus: | Vairimorpha |
Vairimorpha is a genus of microsporidian parasites.
Species include:
- Vairimorpha apis - a parasite of the honey bee [1]
- Vairimorpha ceranae - a parasite of the honey bee [1]
- Vairimorpha cheracis - a parasite of the Australian freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor
- Vairimorpha disparis - a parasite of the moth, Lymantria dispar [2]
- Vairimorpha ephestiae - a parasite of the wax moth, Galleria mellonella
- Vairimorpha hybomitrae - a parasite of gadflies of the genus Hybomitra
- Vairimorpha invictae - a parasite of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
- Vairimorpha lymantriae - a parasite of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar
- Vairimorpha necatrix - a parasite of several moth species
- Vairimorpha plodiae
References
- ^ a b Galajda, Richard; Sabo, Rastislav (2023-12-01). "Vairimorpha apis Versus Vairimorpha ceranae , Replacement or Dynamic Prevalence?". Folia Veterinaria. 67 (4): 19–29. doi:10.2478/fv-2023-0033. ISSN 2453-7837. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ Vavra, Jiri; Hylis, Miroslav; Vossbrinck, Charles R.; Pilarska, Daniela K.; Linde, Andreas; Weiser, Jaroslav; Mcmanus, Michael L.; Hoch, Gernot; Solter, Leellen F. (2006). "Vairimorpha disparis n. comb. (Microsporidia: Burenellidae): A Redescription and Taxonomic Revision of Thelohania disparis Timofejeva 1956, a Microsporidian Parasite of the Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 53 (4): 292–304. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00108.x. ISSN 1066-5234. Retrieved 2026-03-03.