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Toxocystis is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa.
Only one species (Toxocystis homari) is known in this genus.
History
[edit]This genus was described in 1910 by Léger and Duboscq.
Description
[edit]This parasite is found in the caecum of the lobster Homarus gammarus.
Host records
[edit]European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
References
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