The Thiriotiidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.

Taxonomy

There is one genus in this family - ''Thiriotia''. The type species is ''Thiriotia pisae''. Other species in this genus include ''Thiriotia pugettiae''.

History

This genus was created by Desportes, Vivarès and Théodoridès in 1977.Desportes I, Vivarès ChP, Théodoridès J (1977) Intérêt taxonomique de l'ultrastructure épicytaire chez ''Ganymedes'' Huxley, ''Porospora'' Schneider et ''Thiriotia'' n. g., eugrégarines parasites de crustacés. Ann Sci Nat Zool 19:261–277

Description

References

Apicomplexa families {{Apicomplexa-stub