Cyclospora

Not to be confused with cyclosporin.

Cyclospora
Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Eimeriidae
Genus:
Schneider, 1881

Cyclospora is a genus of apicomplexan parasites. It includes the species Cyclospora cayetanensis, the causative agent of cyclosporiasis.[1] Members of Cyclospora are characterized as having oocysts with two sporocysts, each containing two sporozoites.[2]

  1. ^ Kansas State University - Parasitology - Cyclospora cayetanensis
  2. ^ Duszynski DW, Upton SJ, Couch L (1998). "The Coccidian Genus Cyclospora". Archived from the original on 21 June 2010.
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