Mattesia

Mattesia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect insects (Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Siphonaptera).

Mattesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Subclass:	Gregarinasina
Order:	Neogregarinorida
Family:	Lipotrophidae
Genus:	Mattesia Naville 1930
Species
Mattesia alphitobii Mattesia dispora Mattesia geminata Mattesia grandis Mattesia povolnyi Mattesia orchopiae Mattesia oryzaephili Mattesia trogodermae

Taxonomy

The genus was created in 1930 by Naville.^[1]

There are eight recognised species in this genus.

The type species is Mattesia geminata.

Host records

• M. alphitobii — lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus)
• M. dispora — Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
• M. geminata — fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)
• M. grandis — boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis)
• M. orchopiae — flea (Orchopeas wickhami)
• M. oryzaephili — sawtoothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis)
• M. povolnyi — Eurasian sunflower moth (Homoeosoma nebulellum)
• M. trogodermae — Glabrous cabinet beetle (Trogoderma glabrum)

Notes

This genus is a synonym of Coelogregarina Ghélélovitch, 1948.

Mattesia bombi has been moved to a new genus — Apicystis bombi.

References

1. Naville, A. (1930). "Recherches cytologiques sur les schizogrégarines. I. le cycle évolutif de Mattesia dispora n.g., n.sp". Z Zell Anat. 11: 375–396.