Babesia citelli

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: Tsar
Cladus: Sar
Infraregnum: Alveolata
Phylum: Myzozoa
Subphylum: Apicomplexa
Infraphylum: Sporozoa
Classis: Piroplasmea
Ordo: Piroplasmida
Familia: Babesiidae
Genus: Babesia
Species: B. citelli

Name

Babesia citelli E.R.Becker & Roudabush, Iowa State Coll. J. Sci. 8: 529, pl. 2, figs. A-L (1934)

Host: Citellus tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)

Locality: vicinity of Ames, Iowa, USA

References

Primary references

• Becker, E.R. & Roudabush, R.L. 1934. Trypanosoma iowensis n.sp. and Babesia citelli n.sp. from Citellus tridecemlineatus, and Trypanosoma hixsoni n.sp. from Citellus franklini. Iowa State College Journal of Science 8(4): 527–531. PDF (issue) Reference page. 

Additional references

• Levine, N.D. 1988. The Protozoan phylum Apicomplexa. 2 Volumes. Boca Raton: CRC Press. [e-book 2018]. Vol. 1, 218 pp. DOI: 10.1201/9781351076104 Vol 2, 168 pp. DOI: 10.1201/9781351076111. Reference page. 

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