Eimeriidae

Family of single-celled organisms

Eimeriidae
Eimeria maxima oocysts
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
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]

  • Acroeimeria Paperna & Landsberg, 1989[3]
  • 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

Taxonomy

The family Goussia forms a trichotomy with the Eimeriidae and Sarcocystidae.

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

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.
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Taxon identifiers
Eimeriidae
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