''Blabericolidae'' is a family of parasitic alveolates in the
phylum Apicomplexia
The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic alveolates. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex structure. ...
.
Taxonomy
There are two genera in this family: ''
Blabericola'' and ''
Protomagalhaensia''. Each genus has five recognised species.
History
This family was created by Clopton in 2009.
Description
Species in the family infect
cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are we ...
es.
The type genus is ''
Blabericola'', and the type species is ''
Blabericola migrator''. The type host is the Madagascar hissing cockroach (''
Gromphadorhina portentosa'').
References
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Apicomplexa families