Klossiella quimrensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Klossiellidae |
Genus: | Klossiella |
Species: | K. quimrensis
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Binomial name | |
Klossiella quimrensis Barker, Munday & Harrigan, 1975
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Klossiella quimrensis is a parasite of an Australian marsupial: the western barred bandicoot ( Perameles bougainville). It causes renal coccidiosis in its host. [1]
Its specific name, quimrensis (Latin for ‘of QIMR’), refers to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, where it was first observed. [2]
Other species with acronym names:
This species is named Klossiella quimrensis, the specific name being based on the acronym QIMR, for Queensland Institute of Medical Research, where it was presumably first observed by Derrick and Smith.
Klossiella quimrensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Klossiellidae |
Genus: | Klossiella |
Species: | K. quimrensis
|
Binomial name | |
Klossiella quimrensis Barker, Munday & Harrigan, 1975
|
Klossiella quimrensis is a parasite of an Australian marsupial: the western barred bandicoot ( Perameles bougainville). It causes renal coccidiosis in its host. [1]
Its specific name, quimrensis (Latin for ‘of QIMR’), refers to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, where it was first observed. [2]
Other species with acronym names:
This species is named Klossiella quimrensis, the specific name being based on the acronym QIMR, for Queensland Institute of Medical Research, where it was presumably first observed by Derrick and Smith.