Klossia

Klossia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Suborder:	Adeleorina
Family:	Adeleidae
Genus:	Klossia Schneider 1875
Species
Klossia aphodii Klossia chitonis Klossia dimidiata Klossia dorsenna Klossia eberthi Klossia helicina Klossia lanisina Klossia macrocoronata Klossia montana Klossia musabaevae Klossia octopiana Klossia pachyleparon Klossia sepiana Klossia tellinae

Klossia is a genus of parasitic protozoa of the phylum Apicomplexa.

History

The genus was created by Schneider in 1875.

Taxonomy

The type species is Klossia helicina Schneider, 1875

Description

These species are generally found in molluscs.

Klossia alone among Coccidiidae has a distinct cell membrane.

The gamonts are spherical.

Host records

K. aphodii - Aphodius contaminatus, Aphodius fimetarius^[1]
K. eberthi - Sepia species
K. helicina - snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
K. pachyleparon - monitor lizard (Varanus nebulosus)^[2]

References

↑ Larsson R (1985) Ultrastructural study and description of Klossia aphodii n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Adeleidae), a coccidian parasite of Aphodius fimetarius and Aphodius contaminatus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in Sweden. Zoologischer Anzeiger 214 (5/6)
↑ Colley FC, Else JG (1975) Eimeria nebulosa n. sp. and Klossia pachyleparon n. sp. from the monitor lizard Varanus nebulosus in Malaysia. Ann Parasitol Hum Comp 50(6):669-673

Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata

Domain

Archaea

Bacteria

Eukaryota

(Supergroup

Plant

Hacrobia

Heterokont

Alveolata

Rhizaria

Excavata

Amoebozoa

Opisthokonta

Animal

Fungi)

Ciliophora

Postciliodesmatophora	Heterotrichea (Stentor, Climacostomum, Blepharisma) Karyorelictea (Loxodes, Tracheloraphis)

Intramacronucleata	Spirotrichea (Stylonychia, Euplotes) Litostomatea (Balantidium, Dileptus) Phyllopharyngea (Chilodonella, Tokophrya) Armophorea (Metopus) Nassophorea (Nassula) Colpodea (Colpoda) Oligohymenophorea (Tetrahymena, Ichthyophthirius, Vorticella, Paramecium) Plagiopylea (Plagiopyla) Prostomatea (Coleps, Holophrya) Protocruziea (Protocruzia) Cariacotrichea (Cariacothrix caudata)

Mesodiniea (Mesodinium, Myrionecta)

Myzozoa

Apicomplexa

Aconoidasida

Haemospororida	Garniidae (Garnia) Haemoproteidae (Haemoproteus) Leucocytozoidae (Leucocytozoon) Plasmodiidae (Plasmodium)

Piroplasmida	Babesiidae (Babesia) Theileriidae (Theileria)

Conoidasida

Coccidia

Agamococcidiorida

Gemmocystidae (Gemmocystis)
Rhytidocystidae (Rhytidocystis)

Eucoccidiorida

Adeleorina

Adeleidae
Dactylosomatidae (Babesiosoma, Dactylosoma)
Haemogregarinidae (Haemogregarina)
Hepatozoidae (Hepatozoon)
Karyolysidae (Karyolysus)
Klossiellidae (Klossiella)
Legerellidae (Legerella)

Eimeriorina

Aggregatidae (Aggregata, Grasseella, Merocystis, Ovivora, Pseudoklossia, Selysina) Atoxoplasmatidae Barrouxiidae Calyptosporiidae Caryotrophidae Cryptosporidiidae (Cryptosporidium) Eimeriidae (Cyclospora, Eimeria, Isospora) Elleipsisomatidae Lankesterellidae Selenococcidiidae

Sarcocystidae	Sarcocystinae (Frenkelia, Sarcocystis) Toxoplasmatinae (Besnoitia, Hammondia, Hyaloklossia, Nephroisospora, Neospora, Toxoplasma)

Ixorheorida

Ixorheidae (Ixorheis)

Protococcidiorida

Angeiocystidae (Angeiocystis)
Eleutheroschizonidae (Coelotropha, Defretinella, Eleutheroschizon)
Grelliidae (Coelotropha, Grellia)
Mackinnoniidae (Mackinnonia)
Myriosporidae (Myriosporides, Myriospora)

Gregarinia

Archigregarinorida

Exoschizonidae (Exoschizon)
Selenidioididae (Filipodium, Merogregarina, Meroselenidium, Platyproteum, Selenidioides, Veloxidium)

Eugregarinorida

Aseptatorina	Aikinetocystidae Allantocystidae Diplocystidae Enterocystidae Ganymedidae Lecudinidae Monocystidae (Monocystinae, Oligochaetocystinae, Rhynchocystinae, Stomatophorinae, Zygocystinae) Schaudinnellidae Selenidiidae Thiriotiidae Urosporidae

Blastogregarinorina	Siedleckiidae (Siedleckia)

Septatorina	Fusionicae (Fusionidae) Gregarinicae (Cephaloidophoridae, Cephalolobidae, Didymophoridae, Gregarinidae, Hirmocystidae, Metameridae, Uradiophoridae) Porosporicae (Porosporidae) Stenophoricae (Acutidae, Amphiplatysporidae, Brustiophoridae, Cnemidosporidae, Dactylophoridae, Leidyanidae, Monoductidae, Monoicidae, Sphaerocystidae, Stenophoridae, Trichorhynchidae) Stylocephaloidea (Actinocephalidae, Stylocephalidae) Blabericolidae

Neogregarinorida

Schizogregarinina (Caulleryellidae, Ophryocystidae)
Gigaductidae (Gigaductus)
Lipotrophidae (Apicystis, Farinocystis, Lipotropha, Lipocystis, Mattesia, Menzbieria)
Schizocystidae (Lymphotropha, Machadoella, Schizocystis)
Syncystidae (Syncystis)

Apicomonadea

Chromerida	Chromeraceae (Chromera velia) Vitrellaceae (Vitrella brassicaformis)

Colpodellida	Colpodellidae (Colpodella)

Voromonadida	Alphamonadidae (Alphamonas) Voromonadidae (Voromonas)

Dinoflagellata

Dinokaryota	With a theca: Peridiniales (Pfiesteria, Peridinium) Gonyaulacales (Ceratium, Gonyaulax) Prorocentrales (Prorocentrum) Dinophysiales (Dinophysis, Histioneis, Ornithocercus, Oxyphysis) Without theca: Gymnodiniales (Gymnodinium, Karenia, Karlodinium, Amphidinium) Suessiales (Polarella, Symbiodinium)

Noctilucea	Noctilucales (Noctiluca)

Syndinea	Syndiniales: Amoebophryaceae (Amoebophyra) Duboscquellaceae (Duboscquella) Syndiniaceae (Hematodinium, Syndinium)

Other	Acrocoelidae (Acrocoelus) Ichthyodinium Oxyrrhinaceae (Oxyrrhis) Pronoctilucidae (Pronoctiluca) Psammosidae (Psammosa) Rastromonadida (Parvilucifera, Rastromonas)

Perkinsozoa

Perkinsea	Perkinsidae (Perkinsus) Phagodinida (Phagodinium)

Protoalveolata

Ellobiopsea

Ellobiopsidae (Elliobiocystis, Ellobiopsis, Thalassomyces)

Myzomonadea

Algovorida	Algovoridae (Algovora)

Chilovorida	Chilovoridae (Chilovora)

Squirmidea

Squirmidae (Platyproteum, Filipodium)

Acavomonidia

Acavomonadea	Acavomonadida (Acavomonas)

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