Eimeriidae Explained

Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa.^[1] It contains the following genera:^[2]

• Acroeimeria Paperna & Landsberg, 1989^[3]
• Alveocystis Bel'tenev, 1980
• Caryospora Léger, 1904
• Cyclospora Schneider, 1881
• Diaspora Léger, 1898
• Dorisa Levine, 1979
• Eimeria Schneider, 1875
• Epieimeria Dyková & Lom, 1981
• Gousseffia Levine & Ivens, 1979
• Hoarella Arcay de Peraza, 1963
• Isospora Schneider, 1881
• Mantonella Vincent, 1936
• Octosporella Ray & Ragavachari, 1942
• Pfeifferinella von Wasielewski, 1904
• Polysporella McQuistion, 1990
• Pythonella Ray & Das Gupta, 1937
• Sivatoshella Ray & Sarkar, 1968

Taxonomy

The family Goussia forms a trichotomy with the Eimeriidae and Sarcocystidae.

The biliary Eimeria-like coccidia of reptiles are classified into the genus Choleoeimeria and form a sister clade to the family Eimeriidae.

Notes and References

1. O. V. Dolnik, J. A. von Rönn & S. Bensch . Isospora hypoleucae sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a new coccidian parasite found in the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) . . 136. 8. 841–845 . May 2009 . 19450377 . 10.1017/S0031182009006131 . 25724613 .
2. Web site: Alphabetical list of the Eimeriidae of the world . . June 11, 2010 . April 23, 2001 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100607232834/http://biology.unm.edu/biology/coccidia/list.html . June 7, 2010 .
3. Book: Parasitic Protozoa of Farm Animals and Pets . 3 September 2018 . Florin-Christensen M, Schnittger L . 2018 . Springer . 978-3-319-70132-5.