Nycteria

Nycteria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Nycteria
Species
Nycteria brucechwatti Nycteria congolensis Nycteria eradi Nycteria gabonensis Nycteria krampitzi Nycteria houini Nycteria medusiformis

Nycteria is a genus of parasitic protozoa of belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. Its vertebrate hosts are bats. The vectors are not presently known.

History

The type species Nycteria medusiformis was described by Garnham and Heisch in 1953.^[1]

Description

Schizonts are found in liver parenchymal cells. These superficially resemble the pre-erythrocytic schizonts of Plasmodium falciparum but differ in the structure of the nuclei.

Infected erythrocytes show filaments protruding from the surface.

Gametocytes only are present in the blood.

Hosts

N. brucechwatti - Intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus)

N. medusiformis - Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica capensis), Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus)

References

↑ Garnham PCC, Heisch RB (1953) On a new blood parasite of insectivorous bats. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 47 (5)357-363

Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata

Domain: Archaea; Bacteria; Eukaryota
(Kingdom: Plant; Hacrobia; Heterokont; Alveolata; Rhizaria; Excavata; Amoebozoa; Animal; Fungi)

Ciliophora

Postciliodesmatophora	Heterotrichea (Stentor) Karyorelictea (Loxodes)

Intramacronucleata	Spirotrichea (Stylonychia) Litostomatea (Didinium, Balantidium) Phyllopharyngea (Tokophrya) Nassophorea (Nassula) Colpodea (Colpoda) Oligohymenophorea (Tetrahymena, Ichthyophthirius, Vorticella, Paramecium) Plagiopylea (Plagiopyla) Prostomatea (Coleps)

Prostomatea	Cryptocaryon Pelagothrix

Myzozoa

Apicomplexa

Aconoidasida

Haemospororida	Garniidae (Garnia) Haemoproteidae (Haemoproteus) Leucocytozoidae (Leucocytozoon) Plasmodiidae (Plasmodium)

Piroplasmida	Babesiidae (Babesia) Theileriidae (Theileria)

Conoidasida

Coccidia

Agamococcidiorida

Gemmocystidae (Gemmocystis)
Rhytidocystidae (Rhytidocystis)

Eucoccidiorida

Adeleorina

Adeleidae
Dactylosomatidae
Haemogregarinidae (Haemogregarina)
Hepatozoidae (Hepatozoon)
Karyolysidae (Karyolysus)
Klossiellidae
Legerellidae

Eimeriorina

Aggregatidae
Atoxoplasmatidae
Barrouxiidae
Calyptosporiidae
Caryotrophidae
Cryptosporidiidae (Cryptosporidium)
Eimeriidae (Cyclospora, Eimeria, Isospora)
Elleipsisomatidae
Lankesterellidae
Selenococcidiidae

Sarcocystidae

Sarcocystinae	Frenkelia, Sarcocystis

Toxoplasmatinae	Besnoitia, Hammondia, Hyaloklossia, Nephroisospora, Neospora, Toxoplasma

Ixorheorida

Ixorheidae (Ixorheis)

Protococcidiorida

Angeiocystidae (Angeiocystis)
Eleutheroschizonidae (Coelotropha, Defretinella, Eleutheroschizon)
Grelliidae (Coelotropha, Grellia)
Mackinnoniidae (Mackinnonia)
Myriosporidae (Myriosporides, Myriospora)

Gregarinia

Archigregarinorida

Exoschizonidae (Exoschizon)
Selenidioididae (Filipodium, Merogregarina, Meroselenidium, Platyproteum, Selenidium, Selenidioides, Veloxidium)

Eugregarinorida

Aseptatorina	Aikinetocystidae Allantocystidae Diplocystidae Enterocystidae Ganymedidae Lecudinidae Monocystidae (Oligochaetocystinae, Rhynchocystinae, Stomatophorinae, Zygocystinae) Schaudinnellidae Selenidiidae Thiriotiidae Urosporidae

Blastogregarinorina	Siedleckiidae (Siedleckia)

Septatorina	Fusionicae (Fusionidae) Gregarinicae (Cephaloidophoridae, Cephalolobidae, Didymophoridae, Gregarinidae, Hirmocystidae, Metameridae, Uradiophoridae) Porosporicae (Porosporidae) Stenophoricae (Actinocephalidae, Acutidae, Amphiplatysporidae, Brustiophoridae, Cnemidosporidae, Dactylophoridae, Leidyanidae, Monoicidae, Monoductidae, Sphaerocystidae, Stylocephalidae, Trichorhynchidae, Stenophoridae) Stylocephaloidea (Blabericolidae)

Neogregarinorida

Schizogregarinina (Caulleryellidae, Ophryocystidae)
Gigaductidae (Gigaductus)
Lipotrophidae (Apicystis, Farinocystis, Lipotropha, Lipocystis, Mattesia, Menzbieria)
Schizocystidae (Lymphotropha, Machadoella, Schizocystis)
Syncystidae (Syncystis)

Chromerida

Chromeraceae (Chromera velia)
Vitrellaceae (Vitrella brassicaformis)

Colpodellida

Colpodellidae (Acrocoelus, Colpodella)

Dinoflagellata

Dinokaryota	With a theca: Peridiniales (Pfiesteria, Peridinium) Gonyaulacales (Ceratium, Gonyaulax) Prorocentrales (Prorocentrum) Dinophysiales (Dinophysis, Histioneis, Ornithocercus, Oxyphysis) Without theca: Gymnodiniales (Gymnodinium, Karenia, Karlodinium, Amphidinium) Suessiales (Polarella, Symbiodinium)

Noctilucea	Noctilucales (Noctiluca)

Syndinea	Syndiniales: Amoebophryaceae (Amoebophyra) Duboscquellaceae (Duboscquella) Syndiniaceae (Hematodinium, Syndinium)

Other	Oxyrrhinaceae (Oxyrrhis)

Protoalveolata

Algovorida

Algovoridae (Algovora)

Ellobiopsea

Ellobiopsidae (Elliobiocystis, Ellobiopsis, Thalassomyces)

Myzomonadea

Chilovorida	Chilovoridae (Chilovora)

Voromonadida	Alphamonadidae (Alphamonas) Voromonadidae (Voromonas)

Perkinsozoa

Perkinsea	Perkinsidae (Perkinsus) Phagodinida (Phagodinium) Rastromonadida (Parvilucifera, Rastromonas)

Unclassified

Perkinsoide chabelardi

Colponemidia

Colponemea	Colponemida (Colponema)

Acavomonidia

Acavomonea	Acavomonidae (Acavomonas)

Index of protozoan infection

Description	Alveolata Amoebozoa Excavata Protist

Disease	Amoebozoa Chromalveolate Excavata

Treatment	Drugs amoeboa chromalveolate excavata