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.