| Monocystinae |
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| Subfamily: | Monocystinae |
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| Apolocystis
Cephalocystis
Mastocystis
Monocystis
Nematocystis
Rhabdocystis
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The Monocystinae are a subfamily of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
Taxonomy
There are seven genera in this subfamily.
The type genus is Monocystis.
History
This subfamily was created by Bütschli in 1882[1] and modified by Bhatia in 1930.[2]
Description
The species in this subfamily are cylindroid in shape with a mucron at the anterior end.
The trophozoites are solitary.
Syzygy occurs late in the life cycle.
They parasitise the coelom of earthworms and are spread by the orofaecal route.
References
- ^ Bütschli O, Schwager C (1882) Protozoa. Abt. 1, Sarkodina und Sporozoa. Leipzig: F. C. Wintersche Verlagshandlung
- ^ Bhatia BL (1930) Synopsis of the genera and classification of haplocyte gregarines. Parasitol 22: 156-167
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- Domain
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Eukaryota
- (major groups
- Metamonada
- Discoba
- Diaphoretickes
- Hacrobia
- Cryptista
- Rhizaria
- Alveolata
- Stramenopiles
- Plants
- Amorphea
- Amoebozoa
- Opisthokonta
- Animals
- Fungi
- Mesomycetozoea)
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| Septatorina | - Fusionicae (Fusionidae)
- Gregarinicae (Cephaloidophoridae, Cephalolobidae, Didymophoridae, Gregarinidae, Hirmocystidae, Metameridae, Uradiophoridae)
- Porosporicae (Porosporidae)
- Stenophoricae (Acutidae, Amphiplatysporidae, Brustiophoridae, Cnemidosporidae, Dactylophoridae, Leidyanidae, Monoductidae, Monoicidae, Sphaerocystidae, Stenophoridae, Trichorhynchidae)
- Stylocephaloidea (Actinocephalidae, Stylocephalidae)
- Blabericolidae
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