Agamococcidiorida

Apicomplexa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Sar
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Subclass: Coccidia
Order: Agamococcidiorida
Families & Genera

Gemmocystidae

Rhytidocystidae

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

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


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