entopolypoides entopolypoides entopolypoides is a genus of parasites belonging to the phylum apicomplexa. entopolypoides scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: piroplasmida family: babesiidae genus: entopolypoidesmayer, 1933 species entopolypoides macaci history the type species (entopolypoides macaci) was described by mayer in 1934 in a macaca irus monkey from java. description young parasites are delicate rings with a large vacuole but the more mature parasites have several fine long processes. after three days in the erythrocyte the parasite divides into four. there is no synchronicity of division. host range vervet monkeys (cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus) syke's monkeys (cercopithecus mitis) long tailed macaques (macaca fascicularis) macaque (macaca irus) yellow baboon (papio cynocephalus) note the genus entopolypoides may be synonymous with that of babesia. further work in this area will be need to clarify this.