Octomitidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Giardiida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Protozoa Subregnum: Eozoa Infraregnum: Excavata Phylum: Metamonada Subphylum: Trichozoa Superclassis: Eopharyngia Classis: Trepomonadea Subclassis: Diplozoa Ordo: Giardiida

Familia: Octomitidae

Genera: Brugerolleia – Giardia – Octomitus

Name

Octomitidae Minchin, Intr. Stud. Protozoa: 272. 1912

• Type genus: Octomitus Prowazek

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
• Lambliidae Railliet, Nouveau Dict. Med. Chirurg. Hyg. 18: 306 (1890) (“Lambliadés”, Fr.).
  • Type genus: Lamblia R. Blanchard
• Giardiinae Kulda & Nohýnková in J. Kreier, Paras. Protozoa 2: 38 (1978), pro zool. subfam.
  • Type genus: Giardia Künstler

References

Primary references

• Railliet, A. 1890. Protozoaires. In: Nouveau dictionnaire pratique de médecine, de chirurgie, et d'hygiène vétérinaires. Paris: Asselin et Houzeau. Tome 18. Pp. 288–321. Google Books Reference page. 
• Minchin, E.A. 1912. An Introduction to the study of the Protozoa with special reference to the parasitic forms. London: E. Arnold. 520 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.101686 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kulda, J. & Nohýnková, E. 1978. Flagellates of the human intestine and of intestines of other species. In: Kreier, J. P. (Ed.), Parasitic Protozoa. Intestinal flagellates, histomonads, trichomonads, amoeba, opalinids, and ciliates. New York-San Francisco-London: Academic Press, 2: 1-138. Reference page. 

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