Monocystinae
# Monocystinae

The Monocystinae are a subfamily of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.

## Taxonomy

There are seven genera in this subfamily.

The type genus is Monocystis.

## History

This subfamily was created by Bütschli in 1882 and modified by Bhatia in 1930.

## Description

The species in this subfamily are cylindroid in shape with a mucron at the anterior end.

The trophozoites are solitary.

Syzygy occurs late in the life cycle.

They parasitise the coelom of earthworms and are spread by the orofaecal route.

