Protozoan diseases (natural enemies)

Diseases of pests • Beneficials/natural enemies

septate gregarine
Author: Sonja I. Rueckert
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protozoan diseases (natural enemies)

Listed here are unicelluar pathogens of pests not related to the bacteria or microsporidia. They include entomopathogens like gregarines, but also diseases of vertebrates and snails. The groups listed below are not necessarily related with each other.

See the page on protozoa for a discussion on that term.

The following groups and families are currently included in the system:

• Eugregarinorida (insect pathogenic gregarines)
• Lecunidae (insect pathogenic sporozoa - and gregarine-like organisms)