Cyrilia
| Cyrilia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Haemogregarinidae |
| Genus: | Cyrilia 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 infect fresh water fish and are transmitted by leeches.
Host relations
[edit]- C. nili - African catfish (Clarias lazera), Nile tilapia (Tilapia nilotica)
Vectors
[edit]- C. nili - African fish leech (Batracobdelloides tricarinata Blanchard 1897)
References
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