Toxocystis
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Toxocystis is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexia.
Only one species (Toxocystis homari) is known in this genus.
History[edit]
This genus was described in 1910 by Léger and Duboscq.
Description[edit]
This parasite is found in the caecum of the lobster Homarus gammarus.
Host records[edit]
European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
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