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Anthemosoma

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Domain
  
Eukaryota

Class
  
Aconoidasida

Family
  
Anthemosomatidae

Phylum
  
Apicomplexa

Order
  
Achromatorida

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Aconoidasida, Haemogregarina, Besnoitia, Piroplasmida, Leucocytozoon

Anthemosoma is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa. There is only one species recognised in this genus - a parasite of mammals.

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History

The genus was described in 1969 by Landau, Boulard and Housin.

Description

Although polar rings and rhoptries are present other typical Apicomplexian features including conoid, flagellae, oocysts, sporocysts and pseudocysts are absent.

The species parasitises erythrocytes. It is heteroxenous with merogony and gamogony in the vertebrate host. Fertilization and sporogony in the invertebrate host.

Meronts: These occur in erythrocytes. 5-32 merozoites are produced by budding.

Gamonts: These are spheroid or ovoid.

References

Anthemosoma Wikipedia