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Mesnilium

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Mesnilium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Mesnilium
Misra, Haldar and Chakravarty, 1972
Species:
M. malariae
Binomial name
Mesnilium malariae
Misra, Haldar & Chakravarty, 1972

Mesnilium is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Its vertebrate hosts are fish. The vectors are not presently known but are thought likely to be leeches.

Taxonomy

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The genus was created in 1972 by Misra, Haldar and Chakravarty.[1]

Description

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Merogony occurs in erythrocytes and reticulo-endothelial cells. Gamogony occurs only in erythrocytes and pigment granules are present only in microgamonts and macrogametes.

Hosts

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The only known host of this parasite is the freshwater murrel (Ophicephalus punctatus).

References

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  1. ^ Misra K.K., Haldar D.P. and Chakravarty M.M. (1972) Observations on Mesnilium malariae gen.nov., spec.nov. (Haemosporidia, Sporozoa) from the fresh water teleost, Ophicephalus punctatus Bloch. Arch. Protistenkd 114, 444-452