Mattesia

Mattesia
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Mattesia

Naville 1930
Species

Mattesia alphitobii
Mattesia dispora
Mattesia geminata
Mattesia grandis
Mattesia povolnyi
Mattesia orchopiae
Mattesia oryzaephili
Mattesia trogodermae

Mattesia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect insects (Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Siphonaptera).

Taxonomy

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The genus was created in 1930 by Naville.[1]

There are eight recognised species in this genus.

The type species is Mattesia geminata.

Host records

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Notes

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This genus is a synonym of Coelogregarina Ghélélovitch, 1948.

Mattesia bombi has been moved to a new genus — Apicystis bombi.

References

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  1. ^ Naville, A. (1930). "Recherches cytologiques sur les schizogrégarines. I. le cycle évolutif de Mattesia dispora n.g., n.sp". Z Zell Anat. 11: 375–396.