Eimeriidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
Apicomplexa
The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic alveolates. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex structure. The ...
.
It contains the following genera:
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Acroeimeria''
Paperna & Landsberg, 1989
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Alveocystis''
Bel'tenev, 1980
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Caryospora''
Léger, 1904
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Cyclospora''
Schneider, 1881
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Diaspora
A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews afte ...
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Léger, 1898
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Dorisa''
Levine, 1979
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Eimeria
''Eimeria'' is a genus of apicomplexan parasites that includes various species capable of causing the disease coccidiosis in animals such as cattle, poultry and smaller ruminants including sheep and goats. ''Eimeria'' species are considered to be ...
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Schneider, 1875
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Epieimeria''
Dyková & Lom, 1981
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Gousseffia''
Levine & Ivens, 1979
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Hoarella
''Hoarella'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. This genus infects reptiles.
Only one species (''Hoarella garnhami'') in this genus is recognised.
Description
This genus was described in 1963 by Arcay de Peraza.Ar ...
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Arcay de Peraza, 1963
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Isospora
''Isospora'' is a genus of internal parasites in the subclass Coccidia.
It is responsible for the condition isosporiasis, which causes acute, non-bloody diarrhoea in immunocompromised individuals.
Taxonomy
At least 248 species were original ...
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Schneider, 1881
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Mantonella''
Vincent, 1936
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Octosporella''
Ray & Ragavachari, 1942
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Pfeifferinella''
von Wasielewski, 1904
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Polysporella''
McQuistion, 1990
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Pythonella''
Ray & Das Gupta, 1937
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Sivatoshella''
Ray & Sarkar, 1968
Taxonomy
The family ''
Goussia'' forms a trichotomy with the ''Eimeriidae'' and ''
Sarcocystidae''.
The biliary Eimeria-like coccidia of reptiles are classified into the genus ''
Choleoeimeria'' and form a sister clade to the family ''Eimeriidae''.
References
Apicomplexa families
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