Protococcidiorida
Encyclopedia
Protococcidiorida is an order
within the subclass
Conoidasida
of the phylum
Apicomplexia. All members of this order are parasitic protozoa
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The species in this order are found in marine invertebrates.
, Myriospora, Myriosporides
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
within the subclass
Class (biology)
In biological classification, class is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order...
Conoidasida
Conoidasida
Conoidasida is a class of protists.The class was defined in 1988 by Levine and contains two subclasses - the coccidia and the gregarines. All members of this class have a complete, hollow, truncated conoid...
of the phylum
Phylum
In biology, a phylum The term was coined by Georges Cuvier from Greek φῦλον phylon, "race, stock," related to φυλή phyle, "tribe, clan." is a taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. "Phylum" is equivalent to the botanical term division....
Apicomplexia. All members of this order are parasitic protozoa
Protozoa
Protozoa are a diverse group of single-cells eukaryotic organisms, many of which are motile. Throughout history, protozoa have been defined as single-cell protists with animal-like behavior, e.g., movement...
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The species in this order are found in marine invertebrates.
Genera
Angeiocystis, Coelotropha, Eleutheroschizon, Grellia, MackinnoniaMackinnonia
Mackinnonia is a genus of small shelly fossil comprising straight or slightly-coiled shells of the helcionelloid type. The outer surface of their shell is smooth, whereas the inner surface has a net-like ridges. They are known from late Early Cambrian rocks across North America and Greenland....
, Myriospora, Myriosporides