Sarcocystidae

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Sarcocystidae
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Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Suborder: Eimeriorina
Family: Sarcocystidae
Poche 1913
Genera

The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.

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Taxonomy

Genera in this family include:

Evolution

The genera Neospora and Toxoplasma appear to have diverged about 28  million years ago. [1]

References

  1. Reid AJ, Vermont SJ, Cotton JA, et al. (2012). "Comparative genomics of the apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum: Coccidia differing in host range and transmission strategy". PLOS Pathog. 8 (3): e1002567. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002567 . PMC   3310773 . PMID   22457617.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)