Eimeriidae

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Domain Eukaryota Phylum Apicomplexa Rank Family		Scientific name Eimeriidae Higher classification Eucoccidiorida Order Eucoccidiorida

Lower classifications Eimeria, Isospora, Cyclospora, Adelina

Medical vocabulary what does eimeriidae mean

Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa. It contains the following genera:

Alveocystis Bel'tenev, 1980

Atoxoplasma Garnham, 1950

Barrouxia Schneider, 1885

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

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.

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