Pseudoklossia is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect marine molluscs, although one species (Pseudoklossia microcosmi) infects in an ascidian worm. The life cycle is heteroxenous (requires at least two hosts).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Suborder: | Eimeriorina |
| Family: | Aggregatidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoklossia Léger & Duboscq, 1915 |
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Pseudoklossia chitonis | |
The species infecting molluscs tend to infect the renal tissue.
History
editThis genus was created by Leger and Duboscq in 1915.[2]
Taxonomy
editThe type species is Pseudoklossia glomerata.
Description
editThe oocysts have numerous sporocysts. Each sporocyst generally has 2 sporozoites.
References
edit- ^ Desser, S.S.; Bower, S.M.; Hong, H. (1998). "Pseudoklossia semiluna n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Aggregatidae) : a coccidian parasite of the kidney of blue mussels, species of Mytilus, from British Columbia, Canada" (PDF). Parasite. 5 (1): 17–22. doi:10.1051/parasite/1998051017. ISSN 1252-607X.
- ^ Leger L and Duboscq O (1915) Pseudoklossia glomerata n. g. n. sp., coccidie de lamellibranche. Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et Generale 55: 7-16
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