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Blastogregarinorina

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Blastogregarinorina
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Blastogregarinorina

Chatton & Villeneuve 1936
Families and genera

Blastogregarinorina is a suborder of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia

Taxonomy

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This suborder currently has one family with one genus which contains one species Siedleckia caulleryi. This species is found in marine polychaetes.

History

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This suborder was described by Chatton and Villeneuve in 1936[1]

Description

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A mucron is present

Syzygy does not occur.

The gamonts are composed of a single structure without septa: they lack both protomerites and deutomerites.

Anisogamy — unequal sized gamonts — is present. Gamogony occurs with gamonts still attached to intestinal wall. The gametes bud off gamonts. Gametocysts are absent

There is no sporocyst.

The zygote gives rise to 10–16 oocysts.

References

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  1. ^ Levine ND (1973). "Grellia gen. n. for Eucoccidium of Grell (1953) Preoccupied". J Protozool. 20 (5): 548–9. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1973.tb03569.x.