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TheEnterocystidae are a family of parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa.
There is one genus in this family -Enterocystis
This family was created by Codreanu in 1940.[1]
These organisms have a spherical nucleus and can have a deep brown cytoplasm. They are found in the gut of insect hosts; such hosts includePsocoptera,[2] andEphemeroptera[3]
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