Gibbsia archiuli

Species of single-celled organism

Gibbsia archiuli

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Diaphoretickes
Clade:  | SAR
Clade:  | Alveolata
Phylum:  | Apicomplexa
Class:  | Conoidasida
Order:  | Eucoccidiorida
Family:  | Adeleidae
Genus:  | Gibbsia
Levine 1986
Species:  |

G. archiuli

Binomial name
Gibbsia archiuli

Levine 1986

Gibbsia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.

There is only one species known in this genus, Gibbsia archiuli.

## Taxonomy

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This genus was created by Levine for a species of protozoa that was discovered by Gibbs in 1952.[1]

## Description

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The only known species in this genus was found in South Africa.

It infects the garden millipede (Archiulus moreleti).

Merogony, gamogony and sporogony occur within the host's blood cells.

Microgametes are not flagellated.

Oocysts contain four sporocysts. Each sporocyst has a single sporozoite.

## References

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1. ^ Levine ND (1986) Gibbsia archiuli (Apicomplexa, Eucoccidiorida) n. g., n. sp. from the millipede Archiulus moreleti. Journal of Protozoology 33 (2) 300–301

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