Hessea (microsporidian)

Genus of parasitic fungi

For the plant genus in Amaryllidaceae, see Hessea.

Hessea

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Fungi
Phylum:  | Rozellomycota
Class:  | Microsporidia
Order:  | Chytridiopsida
Family:  | Hesseidae
Genus:  | Hessea
Species:  |

H. squamosa

Binomial name
Hessea squamosa

Ormières (1973)

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]

## References

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1. ^ a b Ormières, Rene; Sprague, Victor (1973). "A new family, new genus, and new species allied to the Microsporida". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 21 (3). Elsevier Inc.: 224–240\. Bibcode:1973JInvP..21..224O. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(73)90207-3.
2. ^ Weiss, Louis M.; Becnel, James J. (2014). Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity (1 ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 978-1-118-39522-6.

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