Oligochaetocystinae is a subfamily of parasites in the
phylum
In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature f ...
Apicomplexa.
Taxonomy
There are four genera in this subfamily:
* ''
Acarogregarina''
* ''
Echiurocystis''
* ''
Neomonocystis''
* ''
Oligochaetocystis''
Description
The
oocyst
Apicomplexans, a group of intracellular parasites, have life cycle stages that allow them to survive the wide variety of environments they are exposed to during their complex life cycle. Each stage in the life cycle of an apicomplexan organism i ...
s are cylindrical without thickening at ends.
References
Bikont subfamilies
Conoidasida
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