Rhytidocystis

Rhytidocystis is a genus of apicomplexans.[1] It is the only genus within the monotypic family Rhytidocystidae.[2] The species of this genus are parasitic protozoa found in marine annelids.

Rhytidocystis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Subkingdom: Harosa
Infrakingdom: Halvaria
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Subclass: Coccidia
Order: Agamococcidiorida
Family: Rhytidocystidae
Levine, 1979
Genus: Rhytidocystis
Henneguy, 1907
Species

See text

Synonyms

(Genus)

  • Dehornia Porchet-Hennerk 1972

Taxonomy

There are four species known in this genus:

  • Rhytidocystis cyamus Rueckert & Leander 2009
  • Rhytidocystis opheliae Henneguy 1907
  • Rhytidocystis polygordiae
  • Rhytidocystis sthenelais Porchet-Henneré 1972

References
  1. Leander BS, Ramey PA (2006). "Cellular identity of a novel small subunit rDNA sequence clade of apicomplexans: description of the marine parasite Rhytidocystis polygordiae n. sp. (host: Polygordius sp., Polychaeta)". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 53 (4): 280–291. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00109.x. PMID 16872296.
  2. 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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