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Eimeriidae

Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa. It contains the following genera:Acroeimeria Paperna & Landsberg, 1989 Alveocystis Bel'tenev, 1980 Caryospora Léger, 1904 Cyclospora Schneider, 1881 Diaspora Léger, 1898 Dorisa Levine, 1979 Eimeria Schneider, 1875 Epieimeria Dyková & Lom, 1981 Gousseffia Levine & Ivens, 1979 Hoarella Arcay de Peraza, 1963 Isospora Schneider, 1881 Mantonella Vincent, 1936 Octosporella Ray & Ragavachari, 1942 Pfeifferinella von Wasielewski, 1904 Polysporella McQuistion, 1990 Pythonella Ray & Das Gupta, 1937 Sivatoshella Ray & Sarkar, 1968

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Eimeriidae
Eimeria maxima oocysts
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Suborder: Eimeriorina
Family: Eimeriidae
Minchin, 1903

Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa.1 It contains the following genera:2

Taxonomy

The biliary Eimeria-like coccidia of reptiles are classified into the genus Choleoeimeria and form a sister clade to the family Eimeriidae.

References

References

  1. O. V. Dolnik, J. A. von Rönn & S. Bensch (May 2009). "Isospora hypoleucae sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a new coccidian parasite found in the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)". Parasitology. 136 (8): 841–845. doi:10.1017/S0031182009006131. PMID 19450377. S2CID 25724613.
  2. "Alphabetical list of the Eimeriidae of the world". University of New Mexico. April 23, 2001. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  3. Florin-Christensen M, Schnittger L, eds. (2018). Parasitic Protozoa of Farm Animals and Pets. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-70132-5. Retrieved 3 September 2018.