Fusionidae
Family of single-celled organisms
Fusionidae is a family of the superfamily Fusionicae in the phylum Apicomplexa
Taxonomy
There is one genus - Fusiona - in this family.
History
This family was created in 1965 by Stejskal.[ 1]
Description
Species in this family are homoxenous .
Gametocytes - not described
Spores - not described
Both gamonts and trophozoites are septate. The gamonts are morphologically different (anisogamous).
Sexual reproduction involves a cephalocaudal association. During syzygy the nucleus and entrocyte of the satellite move to the primite where they fuse.
References
^ Stejskal M (1965) Gregarines parasitizing honey bees. Amer Bee J 105:374–375
Archigregarinorida Eugregarinorida
Aseptatorina Blastogregarinorina Septatorina
Fusionicae (Fusionidae )
Gregarinicae (Cephaloidophoridae , Cephalolobidae , Didymophoridae , Gregarinidae , Hirmocystidae , Metameridae , Uradiophoridae )
Porosporicae (Porosporidae )
Stenophoricae (Acutidae , Amphiplatysporidae , Brustiophoridae , Cnemidosporidae , Dactylophoridae , Leidyanidae , Monoductidae , Monoicidae , Sphaerocystidae , Stenophoridae , Trichorhynchidae )
Stylocephaloidea (Actinocephalidae , Stylocephalidae )
Blabericolidae
Neogregarinorida