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Genus of single-celled organisms
Ixorheis is a
genus of parasitic
alveolates in the
phylum
Apicomplexa .
Taxonomy
Ixorheis is currently the only genus in the family
Ixorheidae which in its turn is the sole member of the order
Ixorheorida . There is only one currently recognised species in this genus - Ixorheis psychropotae
History
The species was isolated from the digestive tract of the sea cucumber
Psychropotes longicauda .
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Description
This species has been reported only once and little is known about it.
Gametogony is absent but both
merogony and
sporogony occur.
References
^ Massin C, Jangoux M & Sibuet M (1978) Description d' Ixoreis psychropotae , nov . gen ., nov . sp ., coccidie parasite du tube digestif de l'holothure abyssale Psychropotes longicauda . Protistologica 14, 253-259
Archigregarinorida
Eugregarinorida
Aseptatorina
Blastogregarinorina
Septatorina
Fusionicae (
Fusionidae )
Gregarinicae (
Cephaloidophoridae ,
Cephalolobidae ,
Didymophoridae ,
Gregarinidae ,
Hirmocystidae ,
Metameridae ,
Uradiophoridae )
Porosporicae (
Porosporidae )
Stenophoricae (
Acutidae ,
Amphiplatysporidae ,
Brustiophoridae ,
Cnemidosporidae ,
Dactylophoridae ,
Leidyanidae ,
Monoductidae ,
Monoicidae ,
Sphaerocystidae ,
Stenophoridae ,
Trichorhynchidae )
Stylocephaloidea (
Actinocephalidae ,
Stylocephalidae )
Blabericolidae
Neogregarinorida