Fusiona

Fusiona

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Fusiona is a genus of the family Fusionidae in the phylum Apicomplexa

Taxonomy

There is one species - Fusiona geusi - in this genus. This species infects bees.

History

This genus was created in 1965 by Stejskal.

Description

Species in this family are homoxenous. Gametocytes - not described Spores - not described Both gamonts and trophozoites are septate. The gamonts are morphologically different (anisogamous). Sexual reproduction involves a cephalocaudal association. During syzygy, the nucleus and enterocyte of the satellite move to the primite where they fuse.

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