Galapagos Species Database

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Polysporella genovesae McQuistion, 1990

endoparasite

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Apicomplexa

Class
Conoidasida

Order
Eucoccidiorida

Suborder
Eimeriorina

Family
Eimeriidae

Genus
Polysporella

Species
genovesae

Taxon category: Accepted

References

  • McQuistion, T.E. (1990) Polysporella genovesae n. gen., n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Fecal Contents of the Galapagos Mockingbird, Nesomimus parvulus (Passeriformes: Mimidae). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 109(4): 412-416.

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