Ophryocystis Elektroscirrha
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Scientific name | Ophryocystis elektroscirrha |
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Phylum | Apicomplexa |
Higher classification | Ophryocystis |
Order | Neogregarinorida |
Rank | Species |
Subclass | Gregarinasina |
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ID | 2372300 |
About Ophryocystis Elektroscirrha
Ophryocystis elektroscirrha is an obligate, neogregarine protozoan parasite that infects monarch and queen butterflies. There are no other known hosts. The species was first discovered in Florida, around the late 1960s.