Monoxenous Development
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Monoxenous Development
In many parasitic groups the whole development is restricted to the tissues of one host
individual.
The species may be strictly host specific (using only a single host species) or not (e.g. Eimeria
, Coccidia).
In many parasitic groups the whole development is restricted to the tissues of one host
Host (biology)
In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna...
individual.
The species may be strictly host specific (using only a single host species) or not (e.g. Eimeria
Eimeria
Eimeria is a genus of Apicomplexan parasites that includes various species responsible for the poultry disease coccidiosis. The genus is named for the German zoologist Theodor Eimer...
, Coccidia).