Sarcocystidae

Sarcocystidae
Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Sar
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Subclass: Coccidiasina
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Sarcocystidae
Poche 1913
Subfamilies and species

Sarcocystinae
  Frenkelia
  Sarcocystis
Toxoplasmatinae
  Besnoitia
  Hammondia
  Hyaloklossia
  Nephroisospora
  Neospora
  Toxoplasma

The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.

Taxonomy

Genera in this family include:

Evolution

The genera Nephroisospora and Toxoplasma appear to have diverged about 28 million years ago.[1]

References


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