Monocystinae
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| Monocystinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Phylum: |
Levine 1970
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| Class: |
Levine 1988
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| Subclass: |
Dufour 1828
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| Order: |
Grassé & Schrével 1953
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| Suborder: |
Chakravarty 1960
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| Family: | |
| Subfamily: |
Monocystinae
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| Genera | |
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Apolocystis |
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The Monocystinae are a subfamily of parasitic protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa.
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Taxonomy
There are seven genera in this subfamily.
The type genus is Monocystis.
History
This subfamily was created by Bütschli in 1882[1] and modified by Bhatia in 1930.[2]
Description
The species in this subfamily are cylindroid in shape with a with mucron at the anterior end.
The trophozoites are solitary.
Syzygy occurs late in the life cycle.
They parasitise the coelom of earthworms and are spread by the orofaecal route.
