Lecudinidae

Lecudinidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.

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

Kamm 1922
Genera
  • Anchorina
  • Ancora
  • Ascocystis
  • Ascogregarina
  • Bhatiella
  • Chlamydocystis
  • Cochleomeritus
  • Conorhynchus
  • Contortiocorpa
  • Cotyloepimeritus
  • Cygnicollum
  • Cytomorpha
  • Difficilina
  • Diplauxis
  • Ditrypanocystis
  • Doliocystis
  • Extremocystis
  • Ferraria
  • Hentschelia
  • Hyperidion
  • Koellikerella
  • Koellikeria
  • Lankesteria
  • Lateroprotomeritus
  • Lecudina
  • Lecythion
  • Monocystella
  • Ophioidina
  • Paraophioidina
  • Pleurozyga
  • Polyrhabdina
  • Pontesia
  • Psychodiella
  • Selenidium
  • Selenocystis
  • Sphinctocystis
  • Sycia
  • Trichotokara
  • Ulivina
  • Viviera
  • Zygosoma

Taxonomy

There are about 35 genera in this family.

History

The family was created by Kamm in 1922. It was raised to superfamily status by Levine in 1971.[1]

Description

The gamont has a truncated anterior mucron.

The spherical to ovoid nucleus is located in anterior third of the body. It has a central nucleolus.

Syzygy is lateral and often involves multiple associations.

These organisms move by gliding.

References
  1. Levine ND (1971). "Taxonomy of the Archigregarinorida and Selenidiidae (Protozoa, Apicomplexa)". J Euk Micro. 18 (4): 704–717. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1971.tb03401.x.


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