Order Eugregarinorida Table of Contents The Gregarines: A generic level review by RICHARD E. CLOPTON, PhD Associate Professor of Biology Peru State College Peru, Nebraska This document is an electronic offprint and should be cited as follows: Clopton, R. E. 2002. Phylum Apicomplexa Levine, 1970: Order Eugregarinorida Léger, 1900. Pages 205-288 in: Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa, 2nd edition, J. J. Lee, G. Leedale, D. Patterson, and P. C. Bradbury, eds. Society of Protozoologists, Lawrence, Kansas. i Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa Genus Protomagalhaensia .................................. 22 Contents Genus Eliptocystis ............................................... 22 Order Eugregarinorida..................................................... 1 Genus Pintospora................................................. 22 Suborder Blastogregarinorina ......................................... 1 Genus Endomycola .............................................. 23 Suborder Aseptatorina..................................................... 1 Genus Retractocephalus ..................................... 23 Suborder Septatorina ...................................................... 1 Genus Liposcelisus.............................................. 23 Superfamily Porosporicae............................................ 2 Genus Quadruhyalodiscus.................................. 23 Family Porosporidae.................................................... 2 Superfamily Stenophoricae........................................ 24 Genus Porospora.................................................... 3 Family Stenophoridae,............................................... 25 Genus Nematopsis ................................................. 3 Genus Stenophora................................................ 25 Genus Pachyporospora ......................................... 4 Genus Fonsecaia .................................................. 25 Superfamily Gregarinicae ............................................ 4 Genus Hyalosporina............................................. 25 Family Cephaloidophoridae ......................................... 5 Family Leidyanidae.................................................... 26 Genus Cephaloidophora ........................................ 5 Genus Leidyana .................................................... 26 Genus Caridohabitans............................................ 6 Family Cnemidosporidae........................................... 27 Genus Rotundula .................................................... 6 Genus Cnemidospora .......................................... 27 Family Cephalolobidae ................................................ 6 Family Monoductidae................................................. 27 Genus Cephalolobus.............................................. 6 Genus Monoductus .............................................. 28 Genus Callynthrochlamys ..................................... 7 Genus Stenoductus.............................................. 28 Family Uradiophoridae................................................. 7 Genus Phleobum .................................................. 28 Genus Uradiophora ................................................ 7 Family Sphaerocystidae ............................................ 28 Genus Heliospora ................................................... 8 Genus Sphaerocystis........................................... 29 Genus Pyxinioides.................................................. 8 Genus Schneideria ............................................... 29 Genus Nematoides ................................................. 9 Genus Paraschneideria........................................ 29 Genus Bifilida.......................................................... 9 Genus Neoschneideria......................................... 30 Family Gregarinidae..................................................... 9 Family Trichorhynchidae............................................ 30 Genus Gregarina................................................... 10 Genus Trichorhynchus ........................................ 30 Genus Gymnospora.............................................. 13 Family Dactylophoridae ............................................. 30 Genus Triseptata................................................... 13 Genus Dactylophorus .......................................... 30 Genus Gamocystis ............................................... 13 Genus Echinomera ............................................... 31 Genus Anisolobus ................................................ 13 Genus Grebnickiella ............................................. 31 Genus Anisoloboides........................................... 14 Genus Rhopalonia ................................................ 31 Genus Garnhamia ................................................. 14 Genus Acutispora................................................. 32 Genus Amoebogregarina..................................... 14 Genus Seticephalus ............................................. 32 Genus Torogregarina ........................................... 15 Genus Dendrorhynchus....................................... 32 Genus Faucispora................................................. 15 Genus Mecistophora ............................................ 32 Genus Spinispora ................................................. 15 Family Amphiplatysporidae........................................ 32 Genus Bolivia ........................................................ 15 Genus Amphiplatyspora ...................................... 32 Genus Cirrigregarina............................................ 16 Family Stylocephalidae.............................................. 33 Genus Molluskocystis.......................................... 16 Genus Stylocephalus ........................................... 33 Family Metameridae .................................................. 16 Genus Stylocephaloides...................................... 34 Genus Metamera ................................................... 16 Genus Cystocephalus.......................................... 34 Genus Gopaliella................................................... 17 Genus Bulbocephalus.......................................... 35 Genus Deuteromera.............................................. 17 Genus Xiphocephalus .......................................... 35 Genus Cognettiella ............................................... 17 Genus Lophocephalus......................................... 36 Family Didymophyidae............................................... 18 Genus Lophocephaloides.................................... 36 Genus Didymophyes ............................................ 18 Genus Sphaerorhynchus..................................... 36 Family Hirmocystidae................................................. 19 Genus Oocephalus ............................................... 36 Genus Hirmocystis ............................................... 19 Genus Campanacephalus.................................... 37 Genus Neohirmocystis......................................... 20 Genus Clavicephalus ........................................... 37 Genus Hyalospora ................................................ 20 Genus Cystocephaloides..................................... 37 Genus Tettigonospora.......................................... 21 Genus Orbocephalus ........................................... 38 Genus Dumbbellicephalus................................... 21 Genus Lepismatophila ......................................... 38 Genus Euspora ..................................................... 21 Genus Colepismatophila...................................... 38 Genus Tintinospora.............................................. 21 Family Actinocephalidae............................................ 38 Genus Arachnocystis........................................... 21 Subfamily Actinocephalinae....................................... 38 Genus Acanthogregarina..................................... 22 Genus Actinocephalus......................................... 39 ii Order Eugregarinorida Table of Contents Genus Caulocephalus .......................................... 39 Genus Mukundaella.............................................. 55 Genus Cornimeritus ............................................. 39 Genus Tetrameridionospinospora...................... 55 Genus Umbracephalus......................................... 40 Subfamily Menosporinae ........................................... 55 Genus Urnaepimeritus ......................................... 40 Genus Menospora ................................................ 55 Genus Asterophora .............................................. 40 Genus Hoplorhynchus ......................................... 55 Genus Pileocephalus............................................ 40 Genus Odonaticola............................................... 56 Genus Gemmicephalus........................................ 40 Genus Domadracunculus .................................... 56 Genus Pilidiophora ............................................... 40 Genus Steganorhynchus ..................................... 57 Genus Geneiorhynchus ....................................... 41 Family Brustiophoridae.............................................. 57 Genus Acanthoepimeritus ................................... 41 Genus Brustiospora ............................................. 57 Genus Phialoides.................................................