Selenococcidium
Selenococcidium is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. There is one recognised species in this genus – Selenococcidium intermedium. This species infects the intestinal tract of European lobsters (Homarus gammarus).
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| Family: | Selenococcidiidae |
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Selenococcidium intermedium | |
The genus and species were described by Léger & Duboscq in 1909.
The specific name is derived from the appearance of the trophozoites which possesses aspects of both the coccidia and gregarines.
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