Sarcocystidae
Sarcocystidae | |
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Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Sar |
(unranked): | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Subclass: | Coccidiasina |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Sarcocystidae Poche 1913 |
Subfamilies and species | |
Sarcocystinae |
The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
Taxonomy
Genera in this family include:
Evolution
The genera Nephroisospora and Toxoplasma appear to have diverged about 28 million years ago.[1]
References
- ↑ Reid AJ, Vermont SJ, Cotton JA, et al. (2012). "Comparative genomics of the apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum: Coccidia differing in host range and transmission strategy". PLoS Pathog. 8 (3): e1002567. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002567. PMC 3310773. PMID 22457617.
External links
- Overview at webends.com
- Sarcocystidae at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Genes
- "Sarcocystidae". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 5809.
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