Cytauxzoon

Cytauxzoon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Piroplasmida
Family: Theileriidae
Genus: Cytauxzoon
Species
  • Cytauxzoon felis
  • Cytauxzoon manul
  • Cytauxzoon strepsicerosi
  • Cytauxzoon sylvicaprae

Cytauxzoon is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. The name is derived from the Greek meaning an increase in the number of cells in an animal.