Agamococcidiorida

Agamococcidiorida is an order within the subclass Coccidia of the phylum Apicomplexia.[1] All members of this order are parasitic protozoa.

Agamococcidiorida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Subkingdom: Harosa
Infrakingdom: Halvaria
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Subclass: Coccidia
Order: Agamococcidiorida
Families and genera

Gemmocystidae

Rhytidocystidae

They are found in marine annelids.

Taxonomy

Two families are recognised in this order.

Life cycle

Both merogony and gametogony are absent in this order.

The oocysts contain sporocysts with two sporozoites each.

References

  1. Levine ND (1979). "Agamococcidiorida ord. n. and Rhytidocystidae fam. n. for the coccidian genus Rhytidocystis Henneguy, 1907". J Protozool. 26 (2): 167–8. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb02756.x.


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