Rhytidocystis

Rhytidocystis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Agamococcidiorida
Family: Rhytidocystidae
Levine, 1979
Genus: Rhytidocystis
Henneguy, 1907
Species

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Synonyms

(Genus)

  • Dehornia Porchet-Hennerk 1972

Rhytidocystis is a genus of apicomplexans. It is the only genus within the monotypic family Rhytidocystidae. The species of this genus are parasitic protozoa found in marine annelids.