Babesiosoma

Babesiosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Dactylosomatidae
Genus: Babesiosoma
Jakowska and Nigrelli, 1956
Species

Babesiosoma bettencourti
Babesiosoma jahni
Babesiosoma mariae
Babesiosoma ophicephali
Babesiosoma scombri
Babesiosoma stableri
Babesiosoma tetragonis

Babesiosoma is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexia.

They have two hosts in their life cycle: the vertebrate hosts are fish and the invertebrate vectors are leeches.

This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it.