Cyrilia
| Cyrilia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Haemogregarinidae |
| Genus: | Lainson, 1981 |
| Species | |
| Cyrilia gomesi Neiva & Pinto 1926 | |
Cyrilia is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. The genus was created by Lainson in 1981. Species in this genus primarily infect freshwater fish and are transmitted by leeches.[1]
Host relations
- C. nili - African catfish (Clarias lazera), Nile tilapia (Tilapia nilotica)
Vectors
- C. nili - African fish leech (Batracobdelloides tricarinata Blanchard 1897)
References
- ^ Turiel-Silva, M.; Wendt, C.; Silva, E. O.; Rodrigues APD; De Souza, W.; Miranda, K.; Diniz JAP (March 3, 2022). "Three-dimensional architecture of Cyrilia lignieresi gametocyte-stage development inside red blood cells". The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 69 (3): e12894. doi:10.1111/jeu.12894. PMID 35152525.