Monocystinae
| Monocystinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Sar |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa Levine 1970 |
| Class: | Conoidasida Levine 1988 |
| Subclass: | Gregarinasina Dufour 1828 |
| Order: | Eugregarinorida Grassé & Schrével 1953 |
| Suborder: | Aseptatorina Chakravarty 1960 |
| Family: | Monocystidae |
| Subfamily: | Monocystinae |
| Genera | |
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Apolocystis | |
The Monocystinae are a subfamily of parasitic protozoa 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 with 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.
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