Biology:Hessea (microsporidian)
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Short description: Genus of parasitic fungi
| Hessea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Microsporidia |
| Order: | Chytridiopsida |
| Family: | Hesseidae |
| Genus: | Hessea |
| Species: | H. squamosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Hessea squamosa Ormières (1973)
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Hessea is the type genus of the monotypic microsporidian family Hesseidae, described in 1973.[1] 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.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ormières, Rene; Sprague, Victor (1973). "A new family, new genus, and new species allied to the Microsporida". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (Elsevier Inc.) 21 (3): 224–240. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(73)90207-3. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022201173902073.
- ↑ Weiss, Louis M.; Becnel, James J. (2014). Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity (1 ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. ISBN 978-1-118-39522-6.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q97275909 entry
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