Klossiellidae
''Klossiella'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect the renal tract of mammals and intestinal tract of snakes. The type species is ''Klossiella muris''. History The first member of this genus was identified by Smith in 1889 in the kidney of a white mouse. An expanded study of this parasite was later published by Smith and Johnson in 1902 where they suggested the name ''Klossiella muris''.Smith T & Johnson HP (1902) On a coccidium (Klossiella muris, gen. et spec. nov.) parasitic in the renal epithelium of the mouse. J Exp Med; 6(3): 303–316 Taxonomy Currently there are 17 species recognised in this genus. All except one (''Klossiella boae'') infect the renal tracts of mammals. Description This genus is unusual in having only a single host in its life cycle. The parasite is ingested and within the gut sporozoites escape from the sporocyst and invade the blood stream. Upon reaching the kidney, within the epithelium of the ...
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