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).

Pseudoklossia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Suborder: Eimeriorina
Family: Aggregatidae
Genus: Pseudoklossia
Léger & Duboscq, 1915
Species

Pseudoklossia chitonis
Pseudoklossia glomerata
Pseudoklossia haliotis
Pseudoklossia kabatai
Pseudoklossia microcosmi
Pseudoklossia patellae
Pseudoklossia pectinis
Pseudoklossia pelseneeri
Pseudoklossia semiluna [1]
Pseudoklossia tellinovum

The species infecting molluscs tend to infect the renal tissue.

History

edit

This genus was created by Leger and Duboscq in 1915.[2]

Taxonomy

edit

The type species is Pseudoklossia glomerata.

Description

edit

The oocysts have numerous sporocysts. Each sporocyst generally has 2 sporozoites.

References

edit
  1. ^ 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.  
  2. ^ Leger L and Duboscq O (1915) Pseudoklossia glomerata n. g. n. sp., coccidie de lamellibranche. Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et Generale 55: 7-16