Eucoccidiorida
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| Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Subclass: | Coccidiasina |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida Léger & Duboscq, 1910 |
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Eucoccidiorida is an order of microscopic, spore-forming, single-celled parasites belonging to the apicomplexan class Conoidasida. Protozoans of this order include parasites of humans, and both domesticated and wild animals including birds. Among these parasites are the Toxoplasma gondii that cause toxoplasmosis and Isospora belli, which results in isosporiasis.
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[edit] Definition
This is the largest order in the class Conoidasida and contains those species that all undergo merogony (asexual), gametogony (sexual) and sporogony (spore formation) during their life cycle
[edit] Genera
Adelea, Adelina, Aggregata, Atoxoplasma, Babesiosoma, Barrouxia, Besnoitia, Calyptospora, Caryospora, Caryotropha, Chagasella, Choleoeimeria, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Cyrilia, Cystoisospora, Dactylosoma, Desseria, Diaspora, Dorisa, Dorisiella, Eimeria, Elleipsisoma, Epieimeria, Frenkelia, Ganapatiella, Gibbsia, Goussia, Gousseffia, Grasseella, Hammondia, Haemogregarina, Hemolivia, Hepatozoon, Hoarella, Isospora, Ithania, Karyolysus, Klossia, Klossiella, Lainsonia, Lankesterella, Legerella, Margolisiella, Matonella, Merocystis, Myriospora, Neospora, Octosporella, Orcheobius, Ovivora, Pfeiffinella, Polysporella, Pseudoklossia, Pythonella, Rasajeyna, Sarcocystis, Schellackia, Selococcidium, Selysina, Sivatoshella, Skrjabinella, Spirocystis, Toxoplasma, Tyzzeria, Wenyonella
[edit] Notes
Among the heteroxenous and cyst forming genera are: Besnoitia, Cystoisospora, Frenkelia, Hammondia, Neospora, Sarcocystis and Toxoplasma.
[edit] Families
There are at least ten families and 38 genera in the suborder Eimeriorina.
There are three families and at least eight genera in the suborder Adeleorina.
There are ~1,000 species in the genus Eimeria.
Some of the genera have been organised into families.
- Family Barrouxiidae
- Genera
- Barrouxia
- Goussia
- Genera
- Family Sarcocystidae
- Genera
- Besnoitia
- Cystoisospora
- Neospora
- Sarcocystis
- Toxoplasma
- Genera
[edit] External links
- Taxon: Order Eucoccidiorida Léger & Duboscq, 1910, The Taxonomicon.
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