The trophozoites may develop intracellularly or extracellularly. In species where the trophozoites develop extracellularly, they are attached by an epimerite. When the schizonts develop they appear like a bunch of grapes attached to the cell.
References
^Léger L (1907) Les schizogregarines des tracheates. Le genre Ophryocystis. Arch Prot 8: 159-202