Gousseffia
| Gousseffia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Eimeriidae |
| Genus: | Gousseffia Levine & Ivens, 1979 |
| Species: | G. erinacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Gousseffia erinacei (Gousseff, 1937) | |
Gousseffia is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa.
This genus was originally named Yakimovella after the parasitologist Yakimoff.[1] Levine in 1980 noted that this genus name was already in use and renamed the genus Gousseffia.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]There is only one described species in this genus - Gousseffia erinacei.
Life cycle
[edit]Little is known about this genus. It is presumably transmitted by the orofaecal route.
Each oocysts has 8 sporocysts. Each sporocyst has numerous sporozoites.
Host records
[edit]This genus and species has been described in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
History
[edit]This genus and species was described by Gousseff in 1937. It was renamed by Levine in 1980.
References
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