| Rasajeyna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Adeleidae |
| Genus: | Rasajeyna Beesley, 1977 |
| Species: | R. nannyla
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| Binomial name | |
| Rasajeyna nannyla Beesley, 1977
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Rasajeyna is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. This genus has been little studied and not much is known about these protozoa.
History
[edit]This genus was created in 1977 by Beesley.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]There is one species in this genus, Rasajeyna nannyla.
Description
[edit]These protozoa infect the midgut of Tipula species (craneflies).
They are transmitted by the orofaecal route.
The oocyst is somewhat unusual with a double layered wall which surrounds up to 18 sporocysts. Each sporocyst contain only a single sporozoite.
Host records
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beesley JE (1977) The incidence of Rasajeyna nannyla in Tipula paludosa and Tipula vittata at two sites in Northumberland England. J Invert Path 30, 249-254
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