Urosporidae

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Urosporidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eugregarinorida
Suborder: Aseptatorina
Superfamily: Lecudinoidea
Family: Urosporidae
Léger, 1892
Genera

Ceratospora
Gonospora
Lithocystis
Paragonospora
Pterospora
Urospora

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

Taxonomy

There is six genera in this family.

History

This family was described by Léger in 1892. [1]

Description

There are 45 recognised species in this family.

References

  1. ↑ Léger L (1982) Recherches sur les grégarines. Poitiers: Oudin & cie
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