Rhytidocystis
Genus of single-celled organisms
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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.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Marosporida |
| Family: | Rhytidocystidae Levine, 1979 |
| Genus: | Rhytidocystis Henneguy, 1907 |
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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
