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 | |
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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 primarily infect freshwater fish and are transmitted by leeches.[1]
Host relations
- C. nili - African catfish (Clarias lazera), Nile tilapia (Tilapia nilotica)
Vectors
- C. nili - African fish leech (Batracobdelloides tricarinata Blanchard 1897)
References
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