Legerella
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Legerella is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.[1] Species in this genus that usually infect the malpighian tubules of invertebrates.
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Legerella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Suborder: | Adeleorina |
Family: | Legerellidae |
Genus: | Legerella Mesnil, 1900 |
Species | |
Legerella helminthorum |
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Legerella helminthorum infects the intestinal cells of the nematode Mononchus composticola
Legerella testiculi infects the testes of the millipede Glomeris marginata.
The type species is Legerella nova.