Spirocystis

Spirocystis
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
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SAR
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Family:
Spirocystidae
Genus:
Spirocystis
Species

Spirocystis nidula

Spirocystis is a genus of parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. The genus was described in 1911 by Léger and Duboscq.[1]

The family Spirocystidae was created in 1915 by Leger & Duboscq in 1915 for this genus.[1]

  1. ^ a b Leger L & Duboscq O (1915) Etude sur Spirocystes nidula Leg. et Dub. schizogregarine du Lumbriculus variegatus Mull. Archiv für Protistenkunde 35: 199-211