Monoxenous development

Monoxenous development, or monoxeny, characterizes a parasite whose development is restricted to a single host species.[1] The etymology of the terms monoxeny / monoxenous derives from the two ancient Greek words μόνος (mónos), meaning "unique", and ξένος (xénos), meaning "foreign".[2][3] In a monoxenous life cycle, the parasitic species may be strictly host specific (using only a single host species, such as gregarines[4]) or not (e.g. Eimeria, Coccidia).This article related to parasites is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
A monoxenous life cycle: the amoebozoan protist Entamoeba histolytica and its human definitive host.
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