Cyclospora
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Not to be confused with cyclosporin.
Cyclospora is a genus of apicomplexan parasites. It includes the species Cyclospora cayetanensis, the causative agent of cyclosporiasis.[1] Members of Cyclospora are characterized as having oocysts with two sporocysts, each containing two sporozoites.[2]
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Cyclospora | |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Eimeriidae |
Genus: | Cyclospora Schneider, 1881 |
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