Rasajeyna
| Rasajeyna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Suborder: | Adeleorina |
| Family: | Adeleidae |
| Genus: | Rasajeyna Beesley, 1977 |
| Species: | R. nannyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Rasajeyna nannyla | |
Rasajeyna is a genus of parasitic protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa. This genus has been little studied and not much is known about these protozoa.
History
This genus was created in 1977 by Beesley.[1]
Taxonomy
There is one species in this genus, Rasajeyna nannyla.
Description
These protozoa infect the midgut of Tipula species (craneflies).
They are transmitted by the orofaecal route.
The oocyst is somewhat unusual with a double layered wall which surrounds up to 18 sporocysts. Each sporocyst contain only a single sporozoite.
Host records
- Tipula paludosa
- Tipula vittata
References
- ↑ Beesley JE (1977) The incidence of Rasajeyna nannyla in Tipula paludosa and Tipula vittata at two sites in Northumberland England. J Invert Path 30, 249-254
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