Dobellia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.

Dobellia
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Dobellia
Species

Dobellia binucleata
Dobellia dimorphonucleata

History

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The species and genus was described in 1913 by Brumpt.

Description

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Dobellia binucleata infects the intestinal cells of the sipunculid worm Golflngia minutum[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ikeda (1914). "Dobellia binucleata n. g., n. sp., a new coccidian from the gut of Petalostoma minutum Keferstin". Archiv für Protistenkunde. 33: 205–246.