Abelspora
| Abelspora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Microsporidia |
| Class: | incertae sedis |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Abelspora Azevedo |
| Type species | |
| Abelspora portucalensis Azevedo | |
Abelspora is a genus of microsporidian parasites. The genus is monotypic, and contains the single species Abelspora portucalensis. The species parasitizes the shore crab, Carcinus maenas, within which it infects the hepatopancreas. The genus was first described in 1987.[1]
References
- ↑ Azevedo C. (1987). "Fine structure of the microsporidan Abelspora portucalensis gen. n., sp. n. (Microsporida) parasite of the hepatopancreas of Carcinus maenas (Crustacea, Decapoda)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 49 (1): 83–92. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(87)90129-7.
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