Selenidiidae

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Selenidiidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eugregarinorida
Suborder: Aseptatorina
Family: Selenidiidae
Brasil, 1907
Genera

Digyalum
Ditrypanocystis
Heterospora
Selenidium
Selenocystis

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The Selenidiidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.

Taxonomy

There are five genera in this family.

History

This family was describd by Brasil in 1907. [1]

Description

References

  1. Brasil L (1907) Recherches sur le cycle évolutif des Selenidiidae, grégarines parasites d'Annélides Polychètes. I. La schizogonie et la croissance des gamétocytes. Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale