Stylocephaloidea
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Stylocephaloidea is a superfamily of parasitic protozoa of the phylum Apicomplexia
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Taxonomy
There are two families in this taxon.
History
This superfamily was established by Clopton in 2009.[1]
Description
Species in this taxon infect insects.
Syzygy is frontal or frontolateral.
The gametocysts form a epicyst (ectocyst).
The epicyst may rupture or dissolve.
The sporocysts are released either singly or in chains.
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ Clopton RE (2009) Phylogenetic relationships, evolution, and systematic revision of the septate gregarines (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida: Septatorina) Comparative Parasitology 76(2):167-190 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1654/4388.1
