Ithania wenrichi

Ithania wenrichi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): SAR
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Suborder: Eimeriorina
Family: Eimeriidae
Subfamily: Ithaniinae
Genus: Ithania
Ludwig 1947
Species: I. wenrichi
Binomial name
Ithania wenrichi
Ludwig 1947

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

This genus was described in 1947 by Ludwig.

Description

This genus has only a single recognised species - Ithania wenrichi. This species infects the larvae of the crane fly (Tipula abdominali).[1]

References

  1. Ludwig FW (1947) Studies on the protozoan fauna of the larvae of the crane-fly, Tipula abdominali; the life history of Ithania wenrichi n. gen., n. sp., a coccidian, found in the caeca and mid-gut, and a diagnosis of Ithaniinae, n. subfamily. Trans Am Microsc Soc 66(1):22-33
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