Anthemosoma

Anthemosoma is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa. There is only one species recognised in this genus - a parasite of mammals.

Anthemosoma
Scientific classification
(unranked): Diaphoretickes
Clade: TSAR
Clade: SAR
Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Piroplasmida
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Anthemosoma
Landau, Boulard and Housin, 1969
Species:
A. garnhami
Binomial name
Anthemosoma garnhami
Landau, Boulard and Housin, 1969

History

The genus was described in 1969 by Landau, Boulard and Housin.[1]

Description

Although polar rings and rhoptries are present other typical Apicomplexian features including conoid, flagellae, oocysts, sporocysts and pseudocysts are absent.

The species parasitises erythrocytes. It is heteroxenous with merogony and gamogony in the vertebrate host. Fertilization and sporogony in the invertebrate host.

Meronts: These occur in erythrocytes. 5-32 merozoites are produced by budding.

Gamonts: These are spheroid or ovoid.

References
  1. Landau I, Boulard Y, Housin R. (1969) Anthemosoma garnhami n. g. n. sp., 1st Dactylosomidae known in mammals. C R Acad Sci Hebd Seances Acad Sci D. 268(5):873-875


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