lecudinidae lecudinidae lecudinidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum apicomplexia. lecudinidae scientific classification domain: eukaryota (unranked): sar (unranked): alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: conoidasida subclass: gregarinasina order: eugregarinorida suborder: aseptatorina family: lecudinidaekamm 1922 genera anchorina ancora ascocystis ascogregarina bhatiella chlamydocystis cochleomeritus conorhynchus contortiocorpa cotyloepimeritus cygnicollum cytomorpha difficilina diplauxis ditrypanocystis doliocystis extremocystis ferraria hentschelia hyperidion koellikerella koellikeria lankesteria lateroprotomeritus lecudina lecythion monocystella ophioidina paraophioidina pleurozyga polyrhabdina pontesia psychodiella selenidium selenocystis sphinctocystis sycia trichotokara ulivina viviera zygosoma taxonomy there are about 35 genera in this family. history the family was created by kamm in 1922. it was raised to superfamily status by levine in 1971. description the gamont has a truncated anterior mucron. the spherical to ovoid nucleus is located in anterior third of the body. it has a central nucleolus. syzygy is lateral and often involves multiple associations. these organisms move by gliding.