Pythonella

Pythonella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Apicomplexa
Class:
Conoidasida
Subclass:
Coccidiasina
Order:
Eucoccidiorida
Suborder:
Eimeriorina
Genus:
Pythonella

Ray & Das-Gupta, 1937
Species

Pythonella bengalensis
Pythonella scelopori
Pythonella scleruri

Pythonella is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. This genus was created by Ray and Das-Gupta in 1937.[1]

The type species is Pythonella bengalensis.

  1. ^ Ray, HN; Das-Gupta, M (1937). "On a new coccidium from the intestine of Python sp". Proc Indian Sci Congr. 24: 292.