Mohammed ibn Kiran

Lecudinidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Subclass:	Gregarinasina
Order:	Eugregarinorida
Suborder:	Aseptatorina
Family:	Lecudinidae; Kamm 1922
Genera
	Anchorina; Ancora; Ascocystis; Ascogregarina; Bhatiella; Chlamydocystis; Cochleomeritus; Conorhynchus; Contortiocorpa; Cotyloepimeritus; Cygnicollum; Cytomorpha; Difficilina; Diplauxis; Ditrypanocystis; Doliocystis; Extremocystis; Ferraria; Hentschelia; Hyperidion; Koellikerella; Koellikeria; Lankesteria; Lateroprotomeritus; Lecudina; Lecythion; Monocystella; Ophioidina; Paraophioidina; Pleurozyga; Polyrhabdina; Pontesia; Psychodiella; Selenidium; Selenocystis; Sphinctocystis; Sycia; Trichotokara; Ulivina; Viviera; Zygosoma;

Lecudinidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia.

Taxonomy

There are about 35 genera in this family.

The family was described by Kamm in 1922. It was raised to superfamily status by Levine in 1971.^[1]

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.

^ Levine ND (1971). "Taxonomy of the Archigregarinorida and Selenidiidae (Protozoa, Apicomplexa)". J Euk Micro. 18 (4): 704–717. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1971.tb03401.x.