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Cardiosporidium
''Cardiosporidium'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. It infects the ascidian ''Ciona intestinalis''. History This genus was first described by Van Gaver and Stephan in 1907. It was redescribed by Ciancio ''et al'' in 2008. Taxonomy There is one known species in this genus: ''Cardiosporidium cionae''. It appears to be related to the genera ''Babesia'', ''Cytauxzoon'' and ''Theileria''. Description The parasite infects the pericardial body of the host. Like other members of this phylum it possesses apicoplasts, rhoptry and subpellicular microtubules. This Apicomplexan parasite is occasionally itself "parasitised" by an alphaproteobacteria from the order ''Rickettsiales''. The symbiont is termed a "parasite" only as a shorthand convenience. Technically speaking, it may actually act more as a mutualualist-symbiont or a commensal-symbiont rather than a parasitic-symbiont. It synthesizes the essential metabolites Lysine and lipoic acid, which likely be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiosporidium Cionae
''Cardiosporidium'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. It infects the ascidian ''Ciona intestinalis''. History This genus was first described by Van Gaver and Stephan in 1907. It was redescribed by Ciancio ''et al'' in 2008. Taxonomy There is one known species in this genus: ''Cardiosporidium cionae''. It appears to be related to the genera ''Babesia'', ''Cytauxzoon'' and ''Theileria''. Description The parasite infects the pericardial body of the host. Like other members of this phylum it possesses apicoplasts, rhoptry and subpellicular microtubules. This Apicomplexan parasite is occasionally itself "parasitised" by an alphaproteobacteria from the order ''Rickettsiales''. The symbiont is termed a "parasite" only as a shorthand convenience. Technically speaking, it may actually act more as a mutualualist-symbiont or a commensal-symbiont rather than a parasitic-symbiont. It synthesizes the essential metabolites Lysine and lipoic acid, which likely be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |