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Cristalloidophora

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Cristalloidophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Achromatorida
Family: Haemohormidiidae
Genus: Cristalloidophora
Dehorne, 1934
Species

Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae

Cristalloidophora is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.[1]

There is one species in this genus - Cristalloidophora dodecaceriae.[1]

History

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The species and genus was described in 1934 by Dehorne.[1]

Description

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This species infects the digestive tract[citation needed] of the polychaete shell worm Dodecaceria.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Levine, Norman D. (1988). The Protozoan Phylum Apicomplexa. Vol. 2. CRC Press. p. 47. doi:10.1201/9781351076111. ISBN 978-1-351-07611-1.