Actinocephalidae

Actinocephalidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Subclass:	Gregarinasina
Order:	Eugregarinorida
Suborder:	Septatorina
Superfamily:	Stylocephaloidea
Family:	Actinocephalidae
Genera
	Actinocephalus; Asterophora; Acanthoepimeritus; Agrippina; Alaspora; Amphoroides; Amphorocephalus; Anthorhynchus; Ascocephalus; Bothriopsides; Caulocephalus; Chilogregarina; Coleorhynchus; Cornimeritus; Crucocephalus; Discorhyncus; Epicavus; Gemmicephalus; Geneiorhynchus; Globulocephalus; Gryllotalpia; Harendraia; Legeria; Levinea; Phialoides; Pilidiophora; Pomania; Pyxinia; Pileocephalus; Sciadiophora; Steinina; Stictospora; Stylocystis; Taeniocystis; Tricystis; Thalicola; Umbracephalus; Urnaepimeritus

Actinocephalidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia

Taxonomy

Thirty eight genera are recognised in this family.

This taxon was created by Leger in 1892.^[1]

Species in this taxon infect insects.