Mesnilium
| Mesnilium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesnilium malariae Misra, Haldar & Chakravarty, 1972
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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[edit]
The genus was created in 1972 by Misra, Haldar and Chakravarty.[1]
Description[edit]
Merogony occurs in erythrocytes and reticulo-endothelial cells. Gamogony occurs only in erythrocytes and pigment granules are present only in microgamonts and macrogametes.
Hosts[edit]
The only known host of this parasite is the freshwater murrel (Ophicephalus punctatus).
References[edit]
- ^ 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
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