Syncystidae
Family of single-celled organisms
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The Syncystidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this family infect insects (Aeshnidae).
| Syncystidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Neogregarinorida |
| Family: | Syncystidae Schneider, 1886 |
| Genera | |
History
This family was described by Schneider in 1886.
Taxonomy
One genus and two species (Syncystis aeshnae, Syncystis mirabilis) are currently recognised in this family.[1]
The type species is Syncystis mirabilis Schneider 1886.
