Monocystinae

Monocystinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa ; Levine 1970
Class:	Conoidasida ; Levine 1988
Subclass:	Gregarinasina ; Dufour 1828
Order:	Eugregarinorida ; Grassé & Schrével 1953
Suborder:	Aseptatorina ; Chakravarty 1960
Family:	Monocystidae
Subfamily:	Monocystinae
Genera
	Apolocystis; Cephalocystis; Mastocystis; Monocystis; Nematocystis; Rhabdocystis; Trigonepimerus

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The Monocystinae are a subfamily of parasitic protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa.

Taxonomy

There are seven genera in this subfamily.

The type genus is Monocystis.

This subfamily was created by Bütschli in 1882^[1] and modified by Bhatia in 1930.^[2]

The species in this subfamily are cylindroid in shape with a with mucron at the anterior end.

The trophozoites are solitary.

Syzygy occurs late in the life cycle.

They parasitise the coelom of earthworms and are spread by the orofaecal route.

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↑ Bütschli O, Schwager C (1882) Protozoa. Abt. 1, Sarkodina und Sporozoa. Leipzig: F. C. Wintersche Verlagshandlung
↑ Bhatia BL (1930) Synopsis of the genera and classification of haplocyte gregarines. Parasitol 22: 156-167