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Dactylosoma Scientific classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Chromalveolata Superphylum: Alveolata Phylum: Apicomplexa Class: Aconoidasida Subclass: Haemosporidiasina Order: Achromatorida Genus: Dactylosoma Dactylosoma is a genus of parasitic protozoa of the phylum Apicomplexia.
Species in this genus have two hosts in their life cycle: the vertebrate host is a fish and the invertebrate host is a leech.
History
This genus was described by Labbé in 1894.
Description
Merogony: Schizonts in this genus produce up to 16 merozoites, typically in a fan-shaped arrangement.
Gametogony: The gametocytes are larger, elongated forms derived from some of the merozoites.
References
Ciliophora Spirotrichea (Stylonychia) · Litostomatea (Didinium, Balantidium) · Phyllopharyngea (Tokophrya) · Nassophorea (Nassula) · Colpodea (Colpoda) · Oligohymenophorea (Tetrahymena, Ichthyophthirius, Vorticella, Paramecium) · Plagiopylea (Plagiopyla) · Prostomatea (Coleps)OtherMyzozoa Plasmodiidae/Haemosporida (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon)
Piroplasmida (Babesia, Theileria)Adele-Haemogregarina, Hepatozoon, KaryolysusEimeri-Cryptosporidiidae (Cryptosporidium)
Eimeriidae (Isospora, Cyclospora, Eimeria)
Sarcocystidae (Toxoplasma, Sarcocystis, Besnoitia, Neospora)Agamo-Rhytidocystidae (Rhytidocystis)GregariniaGregarinasina (Gregarina)ColpodellidaeChromeridaChromera velia, Vitrella brassicaformisWith a theca: Peridiniales (Pfiesteria, Peridinium) · Gonyaulacales (Ceratium, Gonyaulax) · Prorocentrales (Prorocentrum) · Dinophysiales (Dinophysis, Histioneis, Ornithocercus, Oxyphysis)
Without theca: Gymnodiniales (Gymnodinium, Karenia, Karlodinium, Amphidinium) · Suessiales (Polarella, Symbiodinium)
Noctilucales (Noctiluca)Syndiniales: Amoebophryaceae (Amoebophyra) · Duboscquellaceae (Duboscquella) · Syndiniaceae (Hematodinium, Syndinium)OtherRelatedThis protist-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.