''Hessea'' is the
type genus of the
monotypic microsporidian
Microsporidia are a group of spore-forming unicellular parasites. These spores contain an extrusion apparatus that has a coiled polar tube ending in an anchoring disc at the apical part of the spore. They were once considered protozoans or pr ...
family Hesseidae, described in 1973.
''Hessea'' itself is monotypic, containing only the type species ''Hessea squamosa''. It is a parasite of the larvae of the ''
Sciara'' fungus gnats, infesting the gut
epithelium
Epithelium or epithelial tissue is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. It is a thin, continuous, protective layer of compactly packed cells with a little intercellul ...
.
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''Hessea squamosa''
Microsporidia
Microsporidia genera
Taxa described in 1973
Parasitic fungi
Parasites of arthropods
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