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Superfamily of single-celled organisms
Stylocephaloidea is a superfamily of parasitic
alveolates of the
phylum
Apicomplexia
Taxonomy
There are two families in this taxon.
History
This superfamily was established by Clopton in 2009.
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Description
Species in this taxon infect
insects.
Syzygy is frontal or frontolateral.
The
gametocysts form an epicyst (ectocyst).
The epicyst may rupture or dissolve.
The
sporocysts are released either singly or in chains.
References
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^ Clopton, RE (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships, evolution, and systematic revision of the septate gregarines (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida: Septatorina)". Comparative Parasitology. 76 (2): 167–190.
doi:
10.1654/4388.1.
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Archigregarinorida | |
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Eugregarinorida |
Aseptatorina | |
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Blastogregarinorina | |
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Septatorina |
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Fusionicae (
Fusionidae)
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Gregarinicae (
Cephaloidophoridae,
Cephalolobidae,
Didymophoridae,
Gregarinidae,
Hirmocystidae,
Metameridae,
Uradiophoridae)
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Porosporicae (
Porosporidae)
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Stenophoricae (
Acutidae,
Amphiplatysporidae,
Brustiophoridae,
Cnemidosporidae,
Dactylophoridae,
Leidyanidae,
Monoductidae,
Monoicidae,
Sphaerocystidae,
Stenophoridae,
Trichorhynchidae)
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Stylocephaloidea (
Actinocephalidae,
Stylocephalidae)
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Blabericolidae
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Neogregarinorida | |
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