''Entopolypoides'' is a genus of parasites belonging to the phylum

Apicomplexa 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. T ...

History

The type species ('' Entopolypoides macaci'') was described by Mayer in 1934 in a ''

Macaca irus The crab-eating macaque (''Macaca fascicularis''), also known as the long-tailed macaque and referred to as the cynomolgus monkey in laboratories, is a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. A species of macaque, the crab-eating macaque ...

'' monkey from

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Description

Young parasites are delicate rings with a large vacuole but the more mature parasites have several fine long processes. After three days in the erythrocyte the parasite divides into four. There is no synchronicity of division.

Host range

* vervet monkeys ('' Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus'') * Syke's monkeys ('' Cercopithecus mitis'') * long tailed macaques (''

Macaca fascicularis The crab-eating macaque (''Macaca fascicularis''), also known as the long-tailed macaque and referred to as the cynomolgus monkey in laboratories, is a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. A species of macaque, the crab-eating macaqu ...

'') * macaque (''

'') * yellow baboon (''

Papio cynocephalus The yellow baboon (''Papio cynocephalus'') is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the dog-like shape of the muzzle and head. Yellow baboons have slim bodies with long arms and legs, a ...

'')

Note

The genus ''Entopolypoides'' may be synonymous with that of ''

Babesia ''Babesia'', also called ''Nuttallia'', is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered by the Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș in 1888, over 100 species of ''Babesia'' have since ...

''. Further work in this area will be need to clarify this.

References

Piroplasmida Apicomplexa genera Parasites of primates {{Apicomplexa-stub