Adelina (Apicomplexa)

Adelina
Adelina sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Adeleidae
Subfamily: Ithaniinae
Genus: Adelina
Hesse

Adelina is a genus of alveolates within the phylum Apicomplexa. They are coccidian parasites of arthropods and oligochaetes.[1] Host orders include Coleoptera, Diptera, Collembola, Embioptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera.

Taxonomy

The genus was created by Hesse in 1911 to accommodate a number of species within the genus Adelea that differed significantly: the sporocysts in Adelina are fewer in number than in Adelea and are spherical instead of being discoidal. The type species is Adelina octospora Hesse.

Species

Description

Members of this genus have spherical or subspherical oocysts. The sporocysts are spherical and thick-walled.

References

  1. ^ Fernando E. Vega; Harry K. Kaya, eds. (14 December 2011). Insect Pathology (2 ed.). Academic Press. p. 379. ISBN 9780123849854. Retrieved 17 December 2016.