Lipotrophidae
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| Lipotrophidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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Levine 1970
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| Class: |
Levine 1988
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Dufour 1828
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| Order: |
Grassé & Schrével 1953
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| Family: |
Lipotrophidae
Grassé 1953
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Apicystis |
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The Lipotrophidae are a family of parasitic protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this family infect insects (Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera).
Contents
History
This family was created by Grasse in 1953.[1]
Taxonomy
Six genera are currently recognised in this family.
Lifecycle
Merogony generally occurs by budding from surface of meront to form uniformly sized merozoites. The gametes are similar (isogametes) and fuse to form navicular oocysts which have pronounced polar thickenings. The oocysts contain eight (rarely four) sporozoites.
References
- ↑ Grasse P-P (1953) Classe des gregarinomorphes (Gregarinomorpha, N. nov., Gregarinae Haeckel, 1866; gregarinidea Lankester, 1885; gregarines des auteurs). In: Grasse P-P (ed.), Traite de Zoologie. Masson, Paris. pp 590–690
