Agamococcidiorida is an order within the subclass Coccidia of the phylum Apicomplexia.[1] All members of this order are parasitic protozoa.
Agamococcidiorida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Subclass: | Coccidia |
Order: | Agamococcidiorida |
Families and genera | |
They are found in marine annelids.
Two families are recognised in this order.
Both merogony and gametogony are absent in this order.
The oocysts contain sporocysts with two sporozoites each.