The ''Selenidioididae'' are a
family
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of
parasitic alveolates in the
phylum
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Apicomplexa. Species in this order infect marine invertebrates.
Taxonomy
The order Archigregarinorida was redefined by Levine in 1971
[Levine N D (1971) Taxonomy of the Archigregarinorida and Selenidiidae (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) J Euk Micro 18 (4) 704-717 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1971.tb03401.x] and divided into two families:
Exoschizonidae
The Exoschizonidae are a family in the phylum Apicomplexa.
History
This family was created by Levine in 1971.Levine ND (1971) Taxonomy of the Archigregarinorida and Selenidiidae (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) J Euk Microbiol 18 (4) 704–717
Taxonom ...
and Selenidioididae.
There are seven genera and 74 species recognised in this family.
Description
Species in this family undergo asexual schizogony.
Life cycle
The species in the family infect the gastrointestinal tract and are presumably transmitted by the orofaecal route but the details of this mechanism are presently unknown.
References
Apicomplexa families
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