''Besnoitia'' is a genus of
apicomplexa
The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia; single: apicomplexan) are organisms of a large phylum of mainly parasitic alveolates. Most possess a unique form of organelle structure that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an ap ...
n parasites.
Life cycle
The life cycle of many of the species in this genus are not known. The life cycle may be complex with various intermediate hosts and vectors including ''
Stomoxys'' and ''
Tabanidae
Horse flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunli ...
''.
Pathology and effects on the host
Infection with these parasites causes pedunculated lesions in the skin, nasal cavity and larynx of domestic animals. The lesions consist of exophytic nodules protruding from mucosal surfaces.
See also
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Besnoitiosis
References
Apicomplexa genera
Conoidasida
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