''Rhytidocystis'' is a genus 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. Th ...
ns.
It is the only genus within the monotypic family Rhytidocystidae.
The species of this genus are parasitic
protozoa found in marine
annelids.
Taxonomy
There are four species known in this genus:
* ''
Rhytidocystis cyamus''
Rueckert & Leander 2009
* ''
Rhytidocystis opheliae''
Henneguy 1907
* ''
Rhytidocystis polygordiae''
* ''
Rhytidocystis sthenelais''
Porchet-Henneré 1972
References
Apicomplexa families
Apicomplexa genera
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