| 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 | |
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Cryptosporidium fragile Jirků, 2008. |
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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.