Babesiosoma

Babesiosoma is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexia.

They have two hosts in their life cycle: the vertebrate hosts are fish and the invertebrate vectors are leeches.

This genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it.

History
The genus was created in 1956 by Jakowski and Nigrelli.

Seven species have been recognised in this genus.