Wenyonella

Wenyonella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Family:	Eimeriidae
Genus:	Wenyonella
Species
Wenyonella africana Wenyonella ameivae Wenyonella anatis Wenyonella arcayae Wenyonella baghdadensis Wenyonella bahli Wenyonella columbae Wenyonella gagari Wenyonella gallinae Wenyonella hoarei Wenyonella levinei Wenyonella mackinnonae Wenyonella maligna Wenyonella markovi Wenyonella parva Wenyonella pellerdyi Wenyonella philiplevinei Wenyonella uelensis

Wenyonella is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. The genus was described in 1933 by Hoare.^[1]

The type species is Wenyonella africana.

Description

The species in this genus have oocysts with four sporocysts: each sporocyst gives rise to four sporozoites. They are found in the gastrointestinal tracts of reptiles, birds and mammals.

References

1. Hoare CA (1933) Studies on some new ophidian and avian coccidia from Uganda, with a revision of the classification of the Eimeriidea. Parasitology 25: 359-388