Rhytidocystis is a genus of apicomplexans.[1] It is the only genus within the monotypic family Rhytidocystidae.[2] The species of this genus are parasitic protozoa found in marine annelids.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Agamococcidiorida |
| Family: | Rhytidocystidae Levine, 1979 |
| Genus: | Rhytidocystis Henneguy, 1907 |
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Taxonomy
editThere are four species known in this genus:
- Rhytidocystis cyamus Rueckert & Leander 2009
- Rhytidocystis opheliae Henneguy 1907
- Rhytidocystis polygordiae
- Rhytidocystis sthenelais Porchet-Henneré 1972
References
edit- ^ Leander BS, Ramey PA (2006). "Cellular identity of a novel small subunit rDNA sequence clade of apicomplexans: description of the marine parasite Rhytidocystis polygordiae n. sp. (host: Polygordius sp., Polychaeta)". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 53 (4): 280–291. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00109.x. PMID 16872296.
- ^ Levine, ND (1979). "Agamococcidiorida ord. n. and Rhytidocystidae fam. n. for the coccidian genus Rhytidocystis Henneguy, 1907". J Protozool. 26 (2): 167–8. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb02756.x.
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