Adelina (Apicomplexa)
# Adelina (Apicomplexa)

Adelina is a genus of alveolates within the phylum Apicomplexa. They are coccidian parasites of arthropods and oligochaetes. Host orders include Coleoptera, Diptera, Collembola, Embioptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera.

## Taxonomy

The genus was created by Hesse in 1911 to accommodate a number of species within the genus Adelea that differed significantly: the sporocysts in Adelina are fewer in number than in Adelea and are spherical instead of being discoidal. The type species is Adelina octospora Hesse.

### Species

* Adelina akidum Leger 1900
* Adelina collembolae Purrini 1984
* Adelina castana Ghosh, Choudhruy, Misra 2000
* Adelina cryptocerci Yarwood 1937
* Adelina domidiata Schneider 1885
* Adelina doronis Hauschka, 1943
* Adelina melolonthae Tuzet et al 1965
* Adelina mesnili Perez 1903
* Adelina octospora Hesse 1911
* Adelina palori Ghosh, Choudhruy, Misra 2000
* Adelina picei Ghosh, Choudhruy, Misra 2000
* Adelina riouxi Levine 1977
* Adelina schellacki Ray and Dasgupta 1937
* Adelina sericesthis Weiser and Beard 1959
* Adelina simplex Schneider 1885
* Adelina tenebrionis Sautet 1930
* Adelina tipulae Leger 1897
* Adelina transita Leger 1904
* Adelina tribolii Bhatia 1937
* Adelina zonula Moroff 1906

## Description

Members of this genus have spherical or subspherical oocysts. The sporocysts are spherical and thick-walled.

