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| Genus: | Mattesia Naville 1930
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Mattesia alphitobii | |
Mattesia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect insects (Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Siphonaptera).
The genus was created in 1930 by Naville.[1]
There are eight recognised species in this genus.
The type species is Mattesia geminata.