Desseria is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging the phylum Apicomplexa. The genus was described in 1995.[1] The species in this genus were previous considered to belong to the genus Haemogregarina.

Desseria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Suborder: Adeleorina
Family: Haemogregarinidae
Genus: Desseria

The species in this genus infect fish. Approximately 40 species are recognised in this genus currently.

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  1. ^ Siddall ME (1995) Phylogeny of adeleid blood parasites with a partial systematic revision of the haemogregarine complex. J Eukaryot Microbiol 42(2):116-125