Monocystinae
Subfamily of single-celled organisms
| Monocystinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Sar |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Subclass: | Gregarinasina |
| Order: | Eugregarinorida |
| Suborder: | Aseptatorina |
| Family: | Monocystidae |
| Subfamily: | Monocystinae |
| Genera | |
| Apolocystis | |
The Monocystinae are a subfamily of parasitic alveolates 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 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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Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata
- Domain
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Eukaryota
- (major groups
- Excavata
- Diaphoretickes
- Hacrobia
- Rhizaria
- Alveolata
- Stramenopiles
- Plants
- Amorphea
- Amoebozoa
- Opisthokonta
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