Farinocystis

Genus of single-celled organisms

Farinocystis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
Sar
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Apicomplexa
Class:
Conoidasida
Subclass:
Gregarinasina
Order:
Neogregarinorida
Family:
Lipotrophidae
Genus:
Farinocystis

Weiser 1953
Species

Farinocystis tribolii

Farinocystis is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect insects (Coleoptera).

Taxonomy

This genus was created by Weiser in 1953.[1]

The type species is Farinocystis tribolii.

Host records

  • Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)

References

  1. ^ Weiser J (1953) Parasites of the flour beetles Tribolium castaneum. Proc Soc Protozool 4:21
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Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata
Domain
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryota
(major groups
Excavata
Diaphoretickes
Hacrobia
Rhizaria
Alveolata
Stramenopiles
Plants
Amorphea
Amoebozoa
Opisthokonta
Animals
Fungi)
Acavomonidia
Acavomonadea
Acavomonadida (Acavomonas)
Ciliophora
Intramacronucleata
Postciliodesmatophora
Mesodiniea (Mesodinium, Myrionecta)
Colponemidia
Colponemadea
Colponemadida (Colponema)
Aconoidasida
Haemospororida
Piroplasmida
Agamococcidiorida
Eucoccidiorida
Adeleorina
Eimeriorina
Sarcocystidae
Ixorheorida
Protococcidiorida
Archigregarinorida
Eugregarinorida
Aseptatorina
Blastogregarinorina
Septatorina
Neogregarinorida
Apicomonadea
Chromerida
Colpodellida
Voromonadida
Dinoflagellata
Dinokaryota
Noctilucea
Syndinea
Other
Perkinsozoa
Perkinsea
Protoalveolata
Ellobiopsea
  • Ellobiopsidae (Elliobiocystis, Ellobiopsis, Parallobiopsis, Thalassomyces, Rhizellobiopsis)
Myzomonadea
Algovorida
  • Algovoridae (Algovora)
Chilovorida
  • Chilovoridae (Chilovora)
Squirmidea
Taxon identifiers
Farinocystis


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