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Lecudinidae
Family of single-celled organisms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lecudinidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.
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Taxonomy
There are about 35 genera in this family.
History
The family was described by Kamm in 1922. It was raised to superfamily status by Levine in 1971.[1]
Description
The gamont has a truncated anterior mucron.
The spherical to ovoid nucleus is located in anterior third of the body. It has a central nucleolus.
Syzygy is lateral and often involves multiple associations.
These organisms move by gliding.
References
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