Caulleryellidae
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| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| (unranked): | Alveolata
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| Family: | Caulleryellidae Keilin 1914
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The Caulleryellidae are a family of parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this family mostly infect dipteran larvae.
History[]
This family was created by the parasitologist David Keilin in 1914.[1]
Taxonomy[]
Two genera are placed in this family - Caulleryella with five species and Tipulocystis with one. The type species is .
Lifecycle[]
Species in the family are generally spread by the oral-faecal route. Replication occurs in the gut. Development is extracellular. The parasites develop attached to the host cell by an . Merogony occurs when nuclei are peripheral within the cell. The merozoites form a bouquet structure around the parent cell.
The gamonts are elongated with an anterior neck. The gametes have similar morphology. The give rise to one to eight oocysts.
References[]
- ^ Keilin D (1914) CR Soc Biol Paris 76 (1) 768
- Apicomplexa families