Exoschizonidae
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| Exoschizonidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa Levine 1970 |
| Class: | Conoidasida Levine 1988 |
| Subclass: | Gregarinasina Dufour 1828 |
| Order: | Archigregarinorida Grassé & Schrével 1953 |
| Family: | Exoschizonidae Levine 1971 |
| Genus | |
The Exoschizonidae are a family in the phylum Apicomplexa.
History
This family was created by Levine in 1971.[1]
Taxonomy
There is one genus currently recognised in this family - Exoschizon. This genus has only one species - Exoschizon siphonosomae - which was described by Hukui in 1939.[2]
Description
This species was found in the intestine of a sipunculid worm (Siphonosoma cumanense) in Japan.
The meronts measure 90 µm × 15 µm. There are ~13 longitudinal striations per side.
The meronts and gamonts are similarly shaped.
Transmission is presumably by the orofaecal route.
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