Adelina (Apicomplexa)

Adelina
	Adelina sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Family:	Adeleidae
Subfamily:	Ithaniinae
Genus:	Adelina; Hesse

Adelina is a genus of alveolates within the phylum Apicomplexa. They are coccidian parasites of arthropods and oligochaetes.^[1] Host orders include Coleoptera, Diptera, Collembola, Embioptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera.

Taxonomy

The genus was created by Hesse in 1911 to accommodate a number of species within the genus Adelea that differed significantly: the sporocysts in Adelina are fewer in number than in Adelea and are spherical instead of being discoidal. The type species is Adelina octospora Hesse.

Species

Adelina akidum Leger 1900
Adelina collembolae Purrini 1984
Adelina castana Ghosh, Choudhruy, Misra 2000
Adelina cryptocerci Yarwood 1937
Adelina domidiata Schneider 1885
Adelina doronis Hauschka, 1943
Adelina melolonthae Tuzet et al 1965
Adelina mesnili Perez 1903
Adelina octospora Hesse 1911
Adelina palori Ghosh, Choudhruy, Misra 2000
Adelina picei Ghosh, Choudhruy, Misra 2000
Adelina riouxi Levine 1977
Adelina schellacki Ray and Dasgupta 1937
Adelina sericesthis Weiser and Beard 1959
Adelina simplex Schneider 1885
Adelina tenebrionis Sautet 1930
Adelina tipulae Leger 1897
Adelina transita Leger 1904
Adelina tribolii Bhatia 1937
Adelina zonula Moroff 1906

Description

Members of this genus have spherical or subspherical oocysts. The sporocysts are spherical and thick-walled.

References

^ Fernando E. Vega; Harry K. Kaya, eds. (14 December 2011). Insect Pathology (2 ed.). Academic Press. p. 379. ISBN 9780123849854. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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[vega-1] Fernando E. Vega; Harry K. Kaya, eds. (14 December 2011). Insect Pathology (2 ed.). Academic Press. p. 379. ISBN 9780123849854. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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