Cryptosporidium fragile | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Sar |
(unranked): | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Cryptosporidiidae |
Genus: | Cryptosporidium |
Species: | C. fragile |
Binomial name | |
Cryptosporidium fragile Jirků, 2008. |
Cryptosporidium fragile is a parasite which infects amphibians. The oocysts have an irregular, shape (subspherical to elliptical) and surface. The developing parasite is found in the gastric epithelial cells.
It was first discovered in a black-spined toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) originating from Malaysia.C. fragile is not associated with disease in humans.