Caryospora (alveolate)
Caryospora is a genus of parasitic protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa. The species in this genus infect birds and reptiles with the majority of described species infecting snakes. It is the third largest genus in the family Eimeriidae.
Caryospora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Eimeriidae |
Genus: | Caryospora Leger, 1904 |
Species | |
List Caryospora ahaetullae |
Despite the number of species in this genus, it has not been much studied.