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Hessea (microsporidian)

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Genus of parasitic fungi For the plant genus in Amaryllidaceae, see Hessea.

Hessea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Microsporidia
Order: Chytridiopsida
Family: Hesseidae
Genus: Hessea
Species: H. squamosa
Binomial name
Hessea squamosa
Ormières (1973)

Hessea is the type genus of the monotypic microsporidian family Hesseidae, described in 1973. Hessea itself is monotypic, containing only the type species Hessea squamosa. It is a parasite of the larvae of the Sciara fungus gnats, infesting the gut epithelium.

References

  1. ^ Ormières, Rene; Sprague, Victor (1973). "A new family, new genus, and new species allied to the Microsporida". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 21 (3). Elsevier Inc.: 224–240. Bibcode:1973JInvP..21..224O. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(73)90207-3.
  2. Weiss, Louis M.; Becnel, James J. (2014). Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity (1 ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 978-1-118-39522-6.

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