Mattesia
Mattesia is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect insects.
Taxonomy
The genus was described in 1930 by Naville.There are eight recognised species in this genus.
The type species is Mattesia geminata.
Host records
- Mattesia alphitobii — lesser mealworm
- Mattesia dispora — Indianmeal moth
- Mattesia geminata — fire ant
- Mattesia grandis — boll weevil
- Mattesia orchopiae — flea
- Mattesia oryzaephili — sawtoothed grain beetle
- Mattesia povolnyi — Eurasian sunflower moth
- Mattesia trogodermae — Glabrous cabinet beetle