Hessea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Microsporidia |
Order: | Chytridiopsida |
Family: | Hesseidae |
Genus: | Hessea |
Species: | H. squamosa
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Binomial name | |
Hessea squamosa Ormières (1973)
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Hessea is the type genus of the monotypic microsporidian family Hesseidae, described in 1973.[1] 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.[1][2]