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Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa. It contains the following genera: Acroeimeria Paperna & Landsberg, 1989 Alveocystis Bel'tenev, 1980 Caryospora Léger, 1904 Cyclospora Schneider, 1881 Diaspora Léger, 1898 Dorisa Levine, 1979 Eimeria Schneider, 1875 Epieimeria Dyková & Lom, 1981 Gousseffia Levine & Ivens, 1979 Hoarella Arcay de Peraza, 1963 Isospora Schneider, 1881 Mantonella Vincent, 1936 Octosporella Ray & Ragavachari, 1942 Pfeifferinella von Wasielewski, 1904 Polysporella McQuistion, 1990 Pythonella Ray & Das Gupta, 1937 Sivatoshella Ray & Sarkar, 1968

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomChromista
  2. PhylumMyzozoa
  3. ClassConoidasida
  4. OrderEucoccidiorida
  5. FamilyEimeriidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded16,348

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Eimeriidae
Collections
USNM, WAM, QM
Recorded in
Ethiopia, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Eucoccidiorida
Image
Parasite210097 - Fig1 - Eimeria spp. ex Moschus berezovskii.png
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taxon rank
family
taxon name
Eimeriidae
topic's main category
Category:Eimeriidae
Commons category
Eimeriidae
taxon common name
エイメリア科
taxonomic type
Eimeria
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Taxonomy
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Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa. It contains the following genera: Acroeimeria Paperna & Landsberg, 1989 Alveocystis Bel'tenev, 1980 Caryospora Léger, 1904 Cyclospora Schneider, 1881 Diaspora Léger, 1898 Dorisa Levine, 1979 Eimeria Schneider, 1875 Epieimeria Dyková & Lom, 1981 Gousseffia Levine & Ivens, 1979 Hoarella Arcay de Peraza, 1963 Isospora Schneider, 1881 Mantonella Vincent, 1936 Octosporella Ray & Ragavachari, 1942 Pfeifferinella von Wasielewski, 1904 Polysporella McQuistion, 1990 Pythonella Ray & Das Gupta, 1937 Sivatoshella Ray & Sarkar, 1968

==Taxonomy== The biliary Eimeria-like coccidia of reptiles are classified into the genus Choleoeimeria and form a sister clade to the family Eimeriidae.

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