Biology:Ophryocystis
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Ophryocystis is a genus of neogregarine protozoan parasites that infect insects in the orders Coleoptera and Lepidoptera.[1] Ophryocystis species with beetle hosts replicate in the Malpighian tubules, while those infecting butterflies do so in the hypodermis.[2]
Species in this group
There are currently 16 described Ophryocystis species.[1] The most well known and extensively studied is Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, which infects Danaus (monarch and queen) butterflies.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Müller-Theissen, Maria L.; Barriga, Paola; Yan, Katie; Gottdenker, Nicole L.; Altizer, Sonia M. (2025). "Museum collections reveal a global range of Ophryocystis parasites in Danaus butterflies". Ecological Entomology 50 (3): 552–564. doi:10.1111/een.13426. Bibcode: 2025EcoEn..50..552M. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13426.
- ↑ McLaughlin, R. E.; Myers, J. (1970). "Ophryocystis elektroscirrha sp. n., a Neogregarine pathogen of the monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus (L.) and Florida queen butterfly D. Gilippus berenice Cramer". Journal of Protozoology 17: 300–305. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1970.tb02375.x. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1970.tb02375.x.
- ↑ Mongue, A. J.; Martin, S. H.; Manweiler, R. E. V.; Scullion, H.; Koehn, J. L.; de Roode, J. C.; Walters, J. R (2023). "Genome sequence of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, an apicomplexan parasite of monarch butterflies: cryptic diversity and response to host-sequestered plant chemicals". BMC Genomics 24 (1): 278. doi:10.1186/s12864-023-09350-0. PMID 37226080.
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