Eimeriidae is a
family
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of
Apicomplexa
The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic alveolates. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex structure. T ...
.
It contains the following genera:
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Acroeimeria''
Paperna & Landsberg, 1989
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Alveocystis''
Bel'tenev, 1980
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Caryospora''
Léger, 1904
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Cyclospora
''Cyclospora'' is a genus of apicomplexan parasites. It includes the species ''Cyclospora cayetanensis'', the causative agent of cyclosporiasis. Members of ''Cyclospora'' are characterized as having oocysts with two Apicomplexan life cycle, spor ...
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Schneider, 1881
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Diaspora
A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews after ...
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Léger, 1898
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Dorisa
''Dorisa'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
The genus was separated from the genus '' Dorisiella'' by Levine in 1908.Levine ND (1980) ''Dorisa'' n. gen. (Protozoa, Apicomplexa, Eimeriidae). J Parasitol 66(1):11 ''Dor ...
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Levine, 1979
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Eimeria
''Eimeria'' is a genus of apicomplexan parasites that includes various species capable of causing the disease coccidiosis in animals such as cattle, poultry and smaller ruminants including sheep and goats. ''Eimeria'' species are considered to be ...
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Schneider, 1875
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Epieimeria
''Epieimeria'' is a genus of parasitic alveaolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.
The genus was created in 1981 by Dyková and Lom. Species in this genus were earlier classified as ''Eimeria''.
Taxonomy
Species in this genus infect fish.
Descript ...
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Dyková & Lom, 1981
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Gousseffia
''Gousseffia'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa.
This genus was originally named '' Yakimovella'' after the parasitologist Yakimoff.Levine ND, Ivens V (1979) The coccidia (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) of insectivo ...
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Levine & Ivens, 1979
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Hoarella''
Arcay de Peraza, 1963
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Isospora
''Isospora'' is a genus of internal parasites in the subclass Coccidia.
It is responsible for the condition isosporiasis, which causes acute, non-bloody diarrhoea in immunocompromised individuals.
Taxonomy
At least 248 species were originally ...
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Schneider, 1881
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Mantonella''
Vincent, 1936
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Octosporella''
Ray & Ragavachari, 1942
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Pfeifferinella''
von Wasielewski, 1904
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Polysporella''
McQuistion, 1990
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Pythonella''
Ray & Das Gupta, 1937
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Sivatoshella''
Ray & Sarkar, 1968
Taxonomy
The family ''
Goussia
''Goussia'' is a taxonomic genus, first described in 1896 by Labbé, containing parasitic protists which largely target fish and amphibians as their hosts. Members of this genus are homoxenous and often reside in the gastrointestinal tract of the ...
'' forms a trichotomy with the ''Eimeriidae'' and ''
Sarcocystidae
The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
Taxonomy
Genera in this family include:
* '' Besnoitia''
* ''Cystoisospora''
* ''Frenkelia''
* ''Nephroisospora''
* '' Neospora''
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The biliary Eimeria-like coccidia of reptiles are classified into the genus ''
Choleoeimeria
''Choleoeimeria'' is a genus of alveolate parasites that infect the biliary tracts of reptiles. Morphologically they are similar to the ''Eimeria'', to whom they are closely related. The genus was described in 1989 by Paperna and Landsberg.
Gen ...
'' and form a sister clade to the family ''Eimeriidae''.
References
Apicomplexa families
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