Protococcidiorida
Order of parasitic protozoa
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Protococcidiorida is an order within the class Conoidasida of the phylum Apicomplexa. All members of this order are parasitic protozoa. The order was created by Kheisin in 1956.
| Protococcidiorida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Subclass: | Coccidia |
| Order: | Protococcidiorida Kheisin, 1956 |
| Families | |
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Angeiocystidae | |
The species in this order infect annelids.
There are five families and one additional genus (Sawayella) in this order.
Life cycle
Both gamogony and sporogony is extracellular.
Merogony appears to be absent. The extracellular sporozoites develop directly into gamonts.
Taxonomy
The family Grelliidae includes the genera Coelotropha and Grellia.[1]
The family Angeiocystidae includes the genus Angeiocystis.
