Urosporidae

Family of single-celled organisms

Urosporidae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
Sar
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Apicomplexa
Class:
Conoidasida
Subclass:
Gregarinasina
Order:
Eugregarinorida
Suborder:
Aseptatorina
Family:
Urosporidae
Genera

Ceratospora
Gonospora
Lithocystis
Paragonospora
Pterospora
Urospora

The Urosporidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.

Taxonomy

There is six genera in this family.

History

This family was created by Léger in 1892.[1]

Description

There are 45 recognised species in this family.

References

  1. ^ Léger L (1982) Recherches sur les grégarines. Poitiers: Oudin & cie
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Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata
Domain
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryota
(major groups
Excavata
Diaphoretickes
Hacrobia
Rhizaria
Alveolata
Stramenopiles
Plants
Amorphea
Amoebozoa
Opisthokonta
Animals
Fungi)
Acavomonidia
Acavomonadea
Acavomonadida (Acavomonas)
Ciliophora
Intramacronucleata
Postciliodesmatophora
Mesodiniea (Mesodinium, Myrionecta)
Colponemidia
Colponemadea
Colponemadida (Colponema)
Aconoidasida
Haemospororida
Piroplasmida
Agamococcidiorida
Eucoccidiorida
Adeleorina
Eimeriorina
Sarcocystidae
Ixorheorida
Protococcidiorida
Archigregarinorida
Eugregarinorida
Aseptatorina
Blastogregarinorina
Septatorina
Neogregarinorida
Apicomonadea
Chromerida
Colpodellida
Voromonadida
Dinoflagellata
Dinokaryota
Noctilucea
Syndinea
Other
Perkinsozoa
Perkinsea
Protoalveolata
Ellobiopsea
  • Ellobiopsidae (Elliobiocystis, Ellobiopsis, Parallobiopsis, Thalassomyces, Rhizellobiopsis)
Myzomonadea
Algovorida
  • Algovoridae (Algovora)
Chilovorida
  • Chilovoridae (Chilovora)
Squirmidea
Taxon identifiers
Urosporidae