Conoidasida
| Conoidasida | |
|---|---|
| |
oocysts
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida Levine, 1988 |
| Subclasses | |
Conoidasida is a
conoid. Gregarines tend to parasitize invertebrates with the mature gamonts being extracellular; the coccidia mostly infect vertebrates
and have intracellular gamonts.
Description
A conoid is found in most species and when present forms complete but truncated cone.
Sexual and asexual reproduction are present in
sporozoites
.
Multiple mitotic divisions (
gametogony
.
Motility
flagellated. Locomotion of other gametes and any other motile stages is by gliding or body flexion. Some species possess pseudopodia but use them only in phagocytosis
.
References
- ISBN 978-0-8493-4653-8.
External links
- "Conoidasida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
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