Lecudinidae

Lecudinidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Subclass:	Gregarinasina
Order:	Eugregarinorida
Suborder:	Aseptatorina
Family:	Lecudinidae; Kamm 1922
Genera
	Anchorina; Ancora; Ascocystis; Ascogregarina; Bhatiella; Chlamydocystis; Cochleomeritus; Conorhynchus; Contortiocorpa; Cotyloepimeritus; Cygnicollum; Cytomorpha; Difficilina; Diplauxis; Ditrypanocystis; Doliocystis; Extremocystis; Ferraria; Hentschelia; Hyperidion; Koellikerella; Koellikeria; Lankesteria; Lateroprotomeritus; Lecudina; Lecythion; Monocystella; Ophioidina; Paraophioidina; Pleurozyga; Polyrhabdina; Pontesia; Psychodiella; Selenidium; Selenocystis; Sphinctocystis; Sycia; Trichotokara; Ulivina; Viviera; Zygosoma;

Lecudinidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.

Taxonomy[edit]

There are about 35 genera in this family.

The family was described by Kamm in 1922. It was raised to superfamily status by Levine in 1971.^[1]

The gamont has a truncated anterior mucron.

The spherical to ovoid nucleus is located in anterior third of the body. It has a central nucleolus.

Syzygy is lateral and often involves multiple associations.

These organisms move by gliding.

^ Levine ND (1971). "Taxonomy of the Archigregarinorida and Selenidiidae (Protozoa, Apicomplexa)". J Euk Micro. 18 (4): 704–717. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1971.tb03401.x.

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