Mantonella
This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it.
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Mantonella is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa.
The type species is Mantonella peripati
History
This genus was created by Vincent in 1936.[1] It was also recognised by Gousseff also in 1936 who proposed the name (synonym Yakimovella.[2] The genus name Mantonella have been given precedence.
Description
The oocysts each have one sporocyst. Each sporocyst has four sporozoites.
Notes
Species from this genus have been described from vertebrates and invertebrates. It seems likely that at least some of the species described are not true species but rather pseudoparasites.
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References
- Vincent M (1936) Un nouveau type de coccidie des peripates. Comptes Rendus des Sciences de la Societe de Biologie (Paris) 122: 260-262
- Gousseff WF (1936) XIII.-A new coccidium from crayfish. J Roy Microscop Soc 56: 326-327
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