Diplocystis [SEP] parent taxon
Diplocystis
Diplocystis is a genus of fungi in the Diplocystaceae family. The single species in the genus, Diplocystis wrightii, has been shown using phylogenetic analysis to be a member of the Sclerodermatineae suborder of the Boletales. The species was originally described in 1869 by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis, from specimens collected in the Caribbean.
Diplocystidae
The Diplocystidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
Taxonomy.
There is one genus in this family - "Diplocystis".
The type species of this family and genus is "Diplocystis schneideri".
History.
This family was created by Bhatia in 1938.
The genus "Diplocystis" was created by Künstler in 1887.
Description.
Species in this family infect insects wherein they infect the gut wall. They are spread by the orofaecal route.
The trophozoites