ithania wenrichi ithania wenrichi ithania is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum apicomplexa. ithania wenrichi scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: conoidasida order: eucoccidiorida family: adeleidae subfamily: ithaniinae genus: ithanialudwig, 1947 species: i. wenrichi binomial name ithania wenrichiludwig, 1947 this genus was described in 1947 by ludwig. description this genus has only a single recognised species - ithania wenrichi. this species infects the larvae of the crane fly (tipula abdominali).