Urosporidae

Urosporidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Levine 1970
Class: Conoidasida
Levine 1988
Subclass: Gregarinasina
Dufour 1828
Order: Eugregarinorida
Grassé & Schrével 1953
Suborder: Aseptatorina
Chakravarty 1960
Family: Urosporidae
Genera

Ceratospora
Gonospora
Lithocystis
Paragonospora
Pterospora
Urospora

The Urosporidae are a family of parasitic protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa.

Taxonomy

There is six genera in this family.

History

This genus was created by Léger in 1892 .

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