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The Coccidian Genus Calyptospora n. g. and Family Calyptosporidae n. fam. (Apicomplexa), with Members Infecting Primarily Fishes 1
Author(s) -
OVERSTREET ROBIN M.,
HAWKINS WILLIAM E.,
FOURNIE JOHN W.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1984.tb02972.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , subgenus , apicomplexa , eimeria , biology , zoology , genus , anatomy , genetics , malaria , immunology , plasmodium falciparum
Calyptospora n. g. was erected for Eimeria funduli because the sporocyst of that species lacks Stieda and sub‐Stieda bodies, has a veil supported by sporopodia, and has an anterior apical opening. A suture may be present, but it does not completely divide the sporocyst into two valves. Because C. funduli has an obligatory invertebrate intermediate host, we established Calyptosporidae n. fam. to accommodate Calyptospora and tentatively to accept Goussia . A new subgenus, Plagula , is erected for species of Goussia with a sporocystic veil not supported by sporopodia. We consider the family more primitive than Eimeriidae, Sarcocystidae, and possibly Lankesterellidae.