Sarcocystidae

Sarcocystidae

Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Subclass:	Coccidiasina
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Family:	Sarcocystidae Poche 1913
Subfamilies and species
Sarcocystinae Frenkelia Sarcocystis Toxoplasmatinae Besnoitia Hammondia Hyaloklossia Nephroisospora Neospora Toxoplasma

The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.

Genera in this family include:

The genera Nephroisospora and Toxoplasma appear to have diverged about 28 million years ago.