| Rhabdospora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Subclass: | Haemosporidiasina |
| Order: | Achromatorida |
| Genus: | Rhabdospora |
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Rhabdospora thelohani |
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Rhabdospora is a genus of parasitic protozoa of the phylum Apicomplexia.
Species in this genus have two hosts (a vertebrate and an invertebrate) in their life cycle: for species in this genus the vertebrate host is a fish.
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This genus was described by Laguesse in 1895.
The exact nature and status of this genus remains an open question. Some authors consider the descriptions of this species to be an error while others have reported features consistent with its inclusion in the Apicomplexia.
1 * J-P Mourier : Structure fine de Rhabdospora thelohani Henneguy, protiste parasite de Gasterosteus aculeatus L. in Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde, Volume 34, Number 3, 198-206 (1970)
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