Ithania is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.
| Ithania wenrichi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Adeleidae |
| Subfamily: | Ithaniinae |
| Genus: | Ithania Ludwig, 1947 |
| Species: | I. wenrichi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ithania wenrichi Ludwig, 1947
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This genus was described in 1947 by Ludwig.[1]
Description
editThis genus has only a single recognised species - Ithania wenrichi. This species infects the larvae of the crane fly (Tipula abdominali).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Ludwig, FW (January 1947). "Studies on the protozoan fauna of the larvae of the crane-fly, Tipula abdominalis; the life history of Ithania wenrichi n. gen., n. sp., a coccidian, found in the caeca and mid-gut, and a diagnosis of Ithaniinae, n. subfamily". Trans Am Microsc Soc. 66 (1): 22–23. doi:10.2307/3223318. JSTOR 3223318. PMID 20242299.
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