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The Exoschizonidae are a family in the phylum Apicomplexa.
History
This family was created by Levine in 1971. [1]
Taxonomy
There is one genus currently recognised in this family - Exoschizon. This genus has only one species - Exoschizon siphonosomae - which was described by Hukui in 1939. [2]
Description
This species was found in the intestine of a sipunculid worm ( Siphonosoma cumanense) in Japan.
The meronts measure 90 µm × 15 µm. There are ~13 longitudinal striations per side.
The meronts and gamonts are similarly shaped.
Transmission is presumably by the orofaecal route.
References
- ^ Levine ND (1971) Taxonomy of the Archigregarinorida and Selenidiidae (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) J Euk Microbiol 18 (4) 704–717 doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1971.tb03401.x
- ^ Hukui (1939) J Fac Sci Hiroshima Univ 7: 17
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