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Echinococcidium

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Echinococcidium
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Echinococcidium
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Echinococcidium notomasti

Echinococcidium is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.

History

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This genus was described by Porchet in 1978 in specimens collected in Boulogne, France.

Taxonomy

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At present only a single species in this genus is known - Echinococcidium notomasti.

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