Sarcocystidae
Appearance
| Sarcocystidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Suborder: | Eimeriorina |
| Family: | Sarcocystidae Poche 1913 |
| Genera | |
The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
Taxonomy
[edit]Genera in this family include:
Evolution
[edit]The genera Neospora and Toxoplasma appear to have diverged about 28 million years ago.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Reid AJ, Vermont SJ, Cotton JA, et al. (2012). "Comparative genomics of the apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum: Coccidia differing in host range and transmission strategy". PLOS Pathog. 8 (3) e1002567. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002567. PMC 3310773. PMID 22457617.
External links
[edit]- Overview at webends.com Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Sarcocystidae at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Genes[dead link]
