Lecudinidae

Lecudinidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa Levine 1970
Class:	Conoidasida Levine 1988
Subclass:	Gregarinasina Dufour 1828
Order:	Eugregarinorida Léger 1900
Suborder:	Aseptatorina
Superfamily:	Lecudinidae Kamm 1922, Levine 1971
Genera
Anchorina Ancora Ascocystis Ascogregarina Bhatiella Chlamydocystis Cochleomeritus Conorhynchus Contortiocorpa Cotyloepimeritus Cygnicollum Cytomorpha Difficilina Diplauxis Ditrypanocystis Doliocystis Extremocystis Ferraria Hentschelia Hyperidion Koellikerella Koellikeria Lankesteria Lateroprotomeritus Lecudina Lecythion Monocystella Ophioidina Paraophioidina Pleurozyga Polyrhabdina Pontesia Psychodiella Selenidium Selenocystis Sphinctocystis Sycia Trichotokara Ulivina Viviera Zygosoma

Lecudinidae is a family of parasitic protozoa of the phylum Apicomplexia.

Taxonomy

There are about 35 genera in this family.

History

The family was created by Kamm in 1922. It was raised to superfamily status by Levine in 1971.^[1]

Description

The gamont has a truncated anterior mucron.

The spherical to ovoid nucleus is located in anterior third of the body. It has a central nucleolus.

Syzygy is lateral and often involves multiple associations.

These organisms move by gliding.

References

1. Levine ND (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.