Sarcocystidae

Sarcocystidae
"Toxoplasma gondii" tachyzoites
Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Suborder: Eimeriorina
Family:
Poche 1913
Genera

The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.

Taxonomy

Genera in this family include:

Evolution

The genera Neospora and Toxoplasma appear to have diverged about 28 million years ago.[1]

References

  1. ^ Reid AJ, Vermont SJ, Cotton JA, et al. (2012). "Comparative genomics of the apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum: Coccidia differing in host range and transmission strategy". PLOS Pathog. 8 (3): e1002567. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002567. PMC 3310773. PMID 22457617.


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