''Polysporella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

in the

phylum In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclatu ...

Apicomplexa The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic alveolates. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex structure. The ...

. Species in this genus infect birds. This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it.

History

This genus was created by McQuistionin 1990.McQuistionin T (1990) ''Polysporella genovesae'' ''n. gen''., ''n. sp''. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the fecal contents of the Galapagos mockingbird, ''Nesomimus parvulus'' (Passeriformes: Mimidae)

Taxonomy

Only one species is recognised in this genus currently.

Description

The

oocyst Apicomplexans, a group of intracellular parasites, have life cycle stages that allow them to survive the wide variety of environments they are exposed to during their complex life cycle. Each stage in the life cycle of an apicomplexan organis ...

s each have 9-15 sporocysts. Each sporocyst have 2

sporozoite Apicomplexans, a group of intracellular parasites, have life cycle stages that allow them to survive the wide variety of environments they are exposed to during their complex life cycle. Each stage in the life cycle of an apicomplexan organism is ...

References

Conoidasida Apicomplexa genera {{Apicomplexa-stub