Ithania wenrichi

Ithania wenrichi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Family:	Adeleidae
Subfamily:	Ithaniinae
Genus:	Ithania Ludwig, 1947
Species:	I. wenrichi
Binomial name
Ithania wenrichi Ludwig, 1947

Ithania is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.

This genus was described in 1947 by Ludwig.^[1]

Description

This genus has only a single recognised species - Ithania wenrichi. This species infects the larvae of the crane fly (Tipula abdominali).^[1]

References

1. Ludwig, FW (January 1947). "Studies on the protozoan fauna of the larvae of the crane-fly, Tipula abdominalis; the life history of Ithania wenrichi n. gen., n. sp., a coccidian, found in the caeca and mid-gut, and a diagnosis of Ithaniinae, n. subfamily". Trans Am Microsc Soc. 66 (1): 22–23. doi:10.2307/3223318. JSTOR 3223318. PMID 20242299.